Isis Pelagia: images, names and cults of a goddess of the seas
"In Isis Pelagia: Images, Names and Cults of a Goddess of the Seas, 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 archaeolo...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2020]
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Religions in the Graeco-Roman world (volume 190)
Ano: 2020 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman world
volume 190 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Isis
/ Divindade marítima
/ Retrato
/ Culto
/ Antiguidade
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Isis (Egyptian deity)
B Ocean Religious aspects |
| Parallel Edition: | Recurso Electrónico
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| Resumo: | "In Isis Pelagia: Images, Names and Cults of a Goddess of the Seas, 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"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Revised and updated translation of Isis, dame des flots Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004413898 |