Individuals And Materials In The Greco Roman Cults Of Isis

Author : Valentino Gasparini
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004381341
Total Pages : 1191 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Individuals and Materials in the Greco-Roman Cults of Isis (SET) written by Valentino Gasparini and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 1191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Individuals and Materials in the Greco-Roman Cults of Isis Valentino Gasparini and Richard Veymiers present 26 studies with a focus on the individuals and groups which animated the diffusion and reception of the cults of Isis and other Egyptian gods throughout the Hellenistic and Roman worlds.

Author : Valentino Gasparini
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ISBN 13 : 9789004382596
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Individuals and Materials in the Greco-Roman Cults of Isis written by Valentino Gasparini and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Individuals and Materials in the Greco-Roman Cults of Isis Valentino Gasparini and Richard Veymiers present a collection of reflections on the individuals and groups which animated one of Antiquity's most dynamic, significant and popular religious phenomena: the diffusion and reception of the cults of Isis and other Egyptian gods throughout the Hellenistic and Roman worlds. These communities, whose members seem to share the same religious identity, for a long time have been studied in a monolithic way through the prism of the Cumontian category of the "Oriental religions". The 26 contributions of this book, divided into three sections devoted to the "agents", their "images" and their "practices", shed new light on this religious movement that appears much more heterogeneous and colorful than previously recognized"--

Author : Sarolta A. Takacs
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004283463
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isis and Sarapis in the Roman World written by Sarolta A. Takacs and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isis and Sarapis in the Roman World deals with the integration of the cult of Isis among Roman cults, the subsequent transformation of Isis and Sarapis into gods of the Roman state, and the epigraphic employment of the names of these two deities independent from their cultic context. The myth that the guardians of tradition and Roman religion tried to curb the cult of Isis in order to rid Rome and the imperium from this decadent cult will be dispelled. A closer look at inscriptions from the Rhine and Danubian provinces shows that most dedicators were not Isiac cult initiates and that women did not outnumber men as dedicators. Inscriptions that mention the two deities in connection with a wish for the well-being of the emperor and the imperial family are of special significance.

Author : Elizabeth A. McCabe
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761834021
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Examination of the Isis Cult with Preliminary Exploration Into New Testament Studies written by Elizabeth A. McCabe and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work serves as an investigation of the Isis cult by tracing its development from Egypt into Greco-Roman society. The origin of the Isis cult is described by using the accounts of Plutarch, Apuleius, and Diodorus before examining the effects of Isis on Egyptian culture. The Isis cult soon overflows into the Greco-Roman world. While this mysterious religion initially encounters opposition, especially since it clashes with Roman patriarchal society, it overcomes these limitations.

Author : R. E. Witt
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801856426
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isis in the Ancient World written by R. E. Witt and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1997-07-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first study to document the extent and complexity of the cult's influence on Graeco-Roman and early Christian culture, R. E. Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback Worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis dates as far back as 2500 B.C. and extended at least until the fifth century A.D. throughout the Roman world. The importance of her cult is attested to in Apuleius's Golden Ass, and evidence of its influence has been found in places as far apart as Afghanistan and Portugal, the Black Sea and northern England. The first study to document the extent and complexity of the cult's influence on Graeco-Roman and early Christian culture, R. E. Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback.

Author : Craig A. Evans
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567703290
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods, Spirits, and Worship in the Greco-Roman World and Early Christianity written by Craig A. Evans and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greco-Roman religions and superstitions, and early Christianity's engagement with them, are explored in 12 unique studies. The beliefs and fears with regard to demons (or daimons), their origins, and threatening behavior are examined, both in their pagan and Judaeo-Christian contexts. These new studies look at the Greco-Roman heroic gods, how they faced death, and how James and John, the “sons of Thunder,” may well have been viewed in some circles as the equivalent of the “sons of Zeus”, Castor and Pollux. The contributors also explore Roman omens, especially as they relate to Rome's legendary founder Romulus and what light they shed on the omens that accompany the birth and death of Jesus of Nazareth. Particular focus is placed upon Paul, binding spells, women and hymns of exaltation, along with atheism in late antiquity, with special consideration of the charlatan Alexander. Finally, there is a re-visitation of the confusion, misinformation and legends surrounding the discovery of the Qumran caves, including fear of jinn. This book provides invaluable resources for precisely how early Christians interacted with different ideas and traditions around gods and spirits - both benevolent and malevolent - in the Greco-Roman world.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900445974X
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SENSORIVM: The Senses in Roman Polytheism written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SENSORIVM publishes the first results of a collective investigation into how Roman rituals smelled, sounded, felt and struck the eye. It brings Roman religious experience into the realm of the senses.

Author : Malcolm Drew Donalson
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cult of Isis in the Roman Empire written by Malcolm Drew Donalson and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study begins with a description of the chief characteristics of the cult of Isis, before charting the progress of the cult in Italy, from its introduction in the days of the republic to eventual suppression by the Christianizing state.

Author : Lindsey A. Mazurek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316517012
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isis in a Global Empire written by Lindsey A. Mazurek and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It introduces a religious dimension to the study of ethnic identity and globalization in the provinces of the Roman Empire.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004440143
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mystery Cults in Visual Representation in Graeco-Roman Antiquity written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fills a gap in the study of mystery cults in Graeco-Roman Antiquity. Focusing on the visual language surrounding these cults, it aims to understand how images depict mysteries in different cults: Dionysus, Mithras, Mother of the Gods, and Isiac cults.