Isis Pelagia: images, names and cults of a goddess of the seas

The origins of Isis, goddess of the seas -- The canonization of a new prerogative -- Representations of Isis, goddess of the seas -- The names of Isis, goddess of the seas -- A cult for Isis, goddess of the seas -- Sarapis and the sea -- Disappearance and renaissance of marine Isis and Sarapis.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bricault, Laurent 1963- (Author)
Contributors: Renberg, Gil H. 1970- (Translator)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
In: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world (volume 190)
Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world volume 190
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Isis / Sea god / Image / Cult / Classical antiquity
Further subjects:B Isis (Egyptian deity)
B Ocean Religious aspects
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Summary:The origins of Isis, goddess of the seas -- The canonization of a new prerogative -- Representations of Isis, goddess of the seas -- The names of Isis, goddess of the seas -- A cult for Isis, goddess of the seas -- Sarapis and the sea -- Disappearance and renaissance of marine Isis and Sarapis.
"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"--
Item Description:Revised and updated translation of Isis, dame des flots
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004413901
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004413900