Isis Pelagia : : images, names and cults of a goddess of the seas / / by Laurent Bricault ; translated from the French by Gil H. Renberg.
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 relative...
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Superior document: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; volume190 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2020. |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English French |
Series: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman World;
volume190. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (402 pages) :; illustrations, maps. |
Notes: | Revised and updated translation of Isis, dame des flots. |
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Other title: | Isis, dame des flots. 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. |
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Summary: | 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. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9004413901 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Laurent Bricault ; translated from the French by Gil H. Renberg. |