Water in the cultic worship of Isis and Sarapis / / Robert A. Wild.

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Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Études préliminaires aux religions orientales dans l'Empire romain ; t. 87
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, 1981.
Year of Publication:1981
Language:English
Series:Études préliminaires aux religions orientales dans l'Empire romain 87.
Physical Description:1 online resource (375 pages) :; illustrations, map.
Notes:"With 32 figures, 30 plates, and 1 map."
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OVERVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE
  • THE NILE WATER CRYPTS
  • OTHER TYPES OF FIXED NILE WATER CONTAINERS
  • WHY NILE WATER? 1. EVIDENCE FROM THE CRYPTS
  • WHY NILE WATER? 2. EVIDENCE FROM OUTSIDE THE CULT
  • WHY NILE WATER? 3. THE OSIRIS EVIDENCE
  • ABLUTION FACILITIES AND RITUALS
  • EGYPTIANIZING THE CULT OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS
  • SURVEY OF THE SITES
  • OTHER TYPES OF CRYPTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CULT
  • NOTES
  • INDICES
  • LIST OF PLATES
  • PLATES I-XXX AND MAP.