UID:
almahu_9949701736702882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004413900
Series Statement:
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; volume190
Uniform Title:
Isis, dame des flots.
Content:
In Isis Pelagia: Images, Names and Cults of a Goddess of the Seas〈〉/i〉, Laurent Bricault, one of the principal scholars of the cults of Isis, presents a new interpretation of the multiple sources that present Isis as a goddess of the seas. Bricault discusses a wealth of relatively unknown archaeological and textual data, drawing on a profound knowledge of their historical context. After decades of scholarly study, Bricault offers an important contribution and a new phase in the debate on understanding the "diffusion" as well as the "reception" of the cults of Isis in the Graeco-Roman world. This book, the first English-language monograph by the leading French scholar in the field, underlines the importance of Isis Studies for broader debates in the study of ancient religion.
Note:
Revised and updated translation of Isis, dame des flots.
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Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Illustrations, Tables and Map -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Origins of Isis, Goddess of the Seas -- The Canonization of a New Prerogative -- Representations of Isis, Goddess of the Seas -- The Names of Isis, Goddess of the Seas -- A Cult for Isis, Goddess of the Seas -- Sarapis and the Sea -- Disappearance and Renaissance of Marine Isis and Sarapis -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- General Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- General Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Isis Pelagia: images, names and cults of a goddess of the seas, Leiden Boston: BRILL, 2020
Language:
English
