Egyptianizing figurines from Delos : a study in Hellenistic religion / by Caitlín E. Barrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrett, Caitlín E.

Series:

Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 36.

Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic--Greece--Delos Island.

Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic.

Cults--Greece--Delos Island.

Cults.

Religion.

Delos Island (Greece)--Religion.

Delos Island (Greece).

Egypt--Religion--Influence.

Egypt.

Greece--Delos Island.

Physical Description:

xix, 731 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Summary:

In this masterful study, Barrett (classics, Cornell U.) engages with a large body of artifacts to formulate a picture of the creation, use, users, and possible meanings of the ubiquitous ceramic figurines excavated on the Greek island of Delos. Barrett argues persuasively for the presence of Egyptian religious ideas, most obviously from the figurines' iconography, but also through textual evidence, with chapters on religious practice and their deities, including the connection of sexual imagery with inundation festivals in Egypt, birth of the solar child, Nubians and the returning goddess, and the argument for syncretic theology in household cults. The excavated material is organized into type of figurine, findspot, and material, with detailed discussion of ceramic production. The volume concludes with appendices containing drawings, color and b&w plates, a catalog of the figurines, bibliography of unpublished field notes, an exhaustive bibliography, and several indexes. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction : Egyptianizing cult at a crossroads of Hellenistic trade

Fabric analysis : evidence for the local origins of the majority of Egyptianizing figurines on Delos

Manufacturing techniques, technological style, and the question of Egyptiand coroplasts on Delos

The eye of the sun and the inundation of the Nile : evidence for Egyptian theology on Delos

A contextual analysis of the finspots of Egyptian and Egyptianizing terracotta figurines on Delos

Conclusions : syncretic theology in household cult.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004207974

900420797X

OCLC:

733755470