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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.


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  • Author : R. E. Witt
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Genre : History
  • Total Pages : 348 pages
  • ISBN : 9780801856426
  • PDF File Size : 20,9 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4.5/5 from 2 reviews

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Isis in the Ancient World

Isis in the Ancient World
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • File Size : 24,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 15 July 1997
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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

Isis and Sarapis in the Roman World

Isis and Sarapis in the Roman World
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • File Size : 30,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 24 August 2015
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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

The cult of Isis among women in the Graeco-Roman world

The cult of Isis among women in the Graeco-Roman world
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • File Size : 53,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 November 2015
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Preliminary material /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF ISIS /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- ISIS AS PERCEIVED BY WOMEN IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD /

Isis

Isis
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • File Size : 21,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 14 May 2018
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*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to

Isis

Isis
  • Publisher : Cherry Lake
  • File Size : 30,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 August 2019
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Isis in the Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient World series explores the fascinating drama, love stories, and destruction in the myths surrounding the ancient Egyptian goddess of healing and

Mystery Cults in the Ancient World

Mystery Cults in the Ancient World
  • Publisher : Thames & Hudson
  • File Size : 48,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 07 September 2023
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Mystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically re-enacted the story of Demeter's loss and recovery

The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe

The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • File Size : 51,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 11 September 2014
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"The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe" surveys the major religious currents of Europe before Christianity - the first continental religion with hegemonic ambition - wiped out most local religions.

Daughters of Isis

Daughters of Isis
  • Publisher : Penguin UK
  • File Size : 55,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 30 March 1995
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In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century. They

Isis in the Ancient World

Isis in the Ancient World
  • Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
  • File Size : 22,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 15 July 1997
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Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback.

The Cult of Isis in the Roman Empire

The Cult of Isis in the Roman Empire
  • Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
  • File Size : 50,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 June 2024
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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