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Power, politics and the cults of Isis : proceedings of the Vth International Conference of Isis studies, Boulogne-sur-Mer, October 13-15, 2011 / edited by Laurent Bricault and Miguel John Versluys.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Colloque international sur les études isiaques, Corporate Author.
- Conference Name:
- Colloque international sur les études isiaques (5th : 2011 : Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)
- Colloque international sur les âetudes isiaques
- Series:
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; Volume 180.
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 0927-7633 ; Volume 180
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Isis (Egyptian deity)--Cult--Congresses.
- Isis.
- Isis (Egyptian deity).
- Religion and politics--Egypt--Congresses.
- Religion and politics.
- Egypt--Religion--Congresses.
- Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The Egyptian gods" mattered greatly to many kings, emperors, cities and elites in the Hellenistic and Roman world. Power, politics & the cults of Isis provides the first overview of this important phenomenon and shows how this happened, and why.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Figures
- List of Participants
- Jean Leclant, in memoriam
- Part 1 Isis and the longue durée
- Chapter 1 Isis and Empires
- Chapter 2 Cuius regio, eius religio? Rulers and Religious Change in Greco-Roman Egypt
- Chapter 3 Isis and the Evolution of Religions
- Part 2 Isis and the Hellenistic World
- Chapter 4 Sarapis, Isis et le pouvoir lagide
- Chapter 5 Les cultes isiaques dans l'espace séleucide
- Chapter 6 Les cultes isiaques et le pouvoir dans la Tétrapole syrienne
- Chapter 7 La reine Huldu et la coiffe isiaque. Isis et le pouvoir royal à Pétra (Ier s. av. J.-C.-Ier s. apr. J.-C.)
- Chapter 8 « Isis » et « Athènes » : épigraphie, espace et pouvoir à la basse époque hellénistique
- Part 3 Isis and the Roman World
- Chapter 9 Le basileion, les reines et Actium
- Chapter 10 The Flavians: Pharaonic Kingship between Egypt and Rome
- Chapter 11 Les cultes isiaques et les pouvoirs locaux en Italie
- Chapter 12 Le tropisme isiaque des Sévères : une acmé reconsidérée ?
- Chapter 13 Gens isiaca et identité polythéiste à Rome à la fin du IVe s. apr. J.-C.
- Index Nominum.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-27827-3
- OCLC:
- 894589258
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004278271 DOI
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