Romanising oriental Gods : myth, salvation, and ethics in the cults of Cybele, Isis, and Mithras /

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Author / Creator:	Alvar Ezquerra, Jaime.
Imprint:	Leiden ; New York : Brill, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 486 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; v. 165 Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 165.
Subject:	Cybele -- (Goddess) -- Cult. Isis -- (Egyptian deity) -- Cult. Serapis -- (Egyptian deity) -- Cult. Attis -- (Phrygian deity) -- Cult. Attis -- (Phrygian deity) Cybele -- (Goddess) Isis -- (Egyptian deity) Serapis -- (Egyptian deity) Mithras (Zoroastrian deity) -- Cult. Cults. Religion. Rome -- Religion. Rome (Empire) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11205136

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Other authors / contributors:	Gordon, R. L. (Richard Lindsay)
ISBN:	9789047441847 9047441842 9789004132931 9004132937
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-444) and indexes. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Argues that the alternative accounts emerging significantly underestimate the role of three major cults, of Cybele and Attis, Isis and Serapis, and Mithras.
Other form:	Print version: Alvar Ezquerra, Jaime. Romanising oriental Gods. Leiden ; New York : Brill, 2008 9789004132931
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004132931.i-486

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