Power, politics, and the cults of Isis : proceedings of the Vth International Conference of Isis studies, Boulogne-sur-Mer, October 13-15, 2011 /

Power, politics, and the cults of Isis : proceedings of the Vth International Conference of Isis studies, Boulogne-sur-Mer, October 13-15, 2011 /

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Meeting name:	Colloque international sur les études isiaques (5th : 2011 : Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]
Description:	xvii, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language:	English French
Series:	Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; VOLUME 180 Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 180. Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 180.
Subject:	Isis (Egyptian deity) -- Cult -- Congresses. Religion and politics -- Egypt -- Congresses. Isis (Egyptian deity) -- Cult. Religion. Religion and politics. Egypt -- Religion -- Congresses. Egypt. Conference proceedings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10111752

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Other authors / contributors:	Bricault, Laurent, editor.
ISBN:	9789004277182 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004277188 (hardback : alk. paper) 9789004278271 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	In the Hellenistic and Roman world intimate relations existed between those holding power and the cults of Isis. This book is the first to chart these various appropriations over time within a comparative perspective. Ten carefully selected case studies show that "the Egyptian gods" were no exotic outsiders to the Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean, but constituted a well institutionalised and frequently used religious option. Ranging from the early Ptolemies and Seleucids to late Antiquity, the case studies illustrate how much symbolic meaning was made with the cults of Isis by kings, emperors, cities and elites. Three articles introduce the theme of Isis and the longue durée theoretically, simultaneously exploring a new approach towards concepts like ruler cult and Religionspolitik.

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