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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.

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Format:
Book
Conference/Event
Author/Creator:
Colloque international sur les études isiaques, Corporate Author.
Contributor:
Bricault, Laurent, editor.
Versluys, M. J., editor.
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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