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- 9780801856426
- Subject Area
- Religion, History
- Publication Name
- Isis in the Ancient World
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Subject
- Christianity / History, Ancient / Greece, Ancient, Ancient / Egypt
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Item Weight
- 15.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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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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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801856426
ISBN-13
9780801856426
eBay Product ID (ePID)
978069
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Isis in the Ancient World
Publication Year
1997
Subject
Christianity / History, Ancient / Greece, Ancient, Ancient / Egypt
Features
Reprint
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
97-001656
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
""Particularly stimulating is the attempt to assess the impact of the Isis cult on Christianity. Here Dr. Witt is able to deploy his wide knowledge of the religion of the Byzantine era and its sequel in Greek Orthodoxy, and he is also able to correct the severe underestimation of the moral appeal of the Isis cult which has hitherto prevailed among historians of Christianity."", This is in many ways a pioneering book by an author who knows how to use archaeological as well as literary evidence. It is an important contribution to an understanding of the religious attitudes of ordinary men and women who lived under the rule of the Caesars... [It is a ] well-written, well-planned, and finely illustrated work [that] contributes powerfully to our knowledge of significant aspects of the Graeco-Roman world., "This is in many ways a pioneering book by an author who knows how to use archaeological as well as literary evidence. It is an important contribution to an understanding of the religious attitudes of ordinary men and women who lived under the rule of the Caesars... [It is a ] well-written, well-planned, and finely illustrated work [that] contributes powerfully to our knowledge of significant aspects of the Graeco-Roman world."-- Times Literary Supplement, Distinguished for its learning and its use of fascinating and little-known iconographic material... The importance of this study, both for the history of religions and of Graeco-Roman society, lies in the evidence, assembled and interpreted, of a widespread desire to worship a goddess who embodied maternal compassion and omnipotent wisdom., "Distinguished for its learning and its use of fascinating and little-known iconographic material... The importance of this study, both for the history of religions and of Graeco-Roman society, lies in the evidence, assembled and interpreted, of a widespread desire to worship a goddess who embodied maternal compassion and omnipotent wisdom."-- History Today, "Particularly stimulating is the attempt to assess the impact of the Isis cult on Christianity. Here Dr. Witt is able to deploy his wide knowledge of the religion of the Byzantine era and its sequel in Greek Orthodoxy, and he is also able to correct the severe underestimation of the moral appeal of the Isis cult which has hitherto prevailed among historians of Christianity."--J. Gywn Griffiths, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Particularly stimulating is the attempt to assess the impact of the Isis cult on Christianity. Here Dr. Witt is able to deploy his wide knowledge of the religion of the Byzantine era and its sequel in Greek Orthodoxy, and he is also able to correct the severe underestimation of the moral appeal of the Isis cult which has hitherto prevailed among historians of Christianity.
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College Graduate Student
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
299/.31
Edition Description
Reprint
Lc Classification Number
Bl2450.I7w58 1997
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Chapter 1. The Ancient Goddess of the Nile Chapter 2. Isis, Giver of Life Chapter 3. Osiris-Brother, Husband, Son Chapter 4. The Spread of the Egyptian Faith Chapter 5. In the House of Isis Chapter 6. To the Shores of Italy Chapter 7. The Holy Servants of Isis Chapter 8. Telling Forth Her Praises Chapter 9. The One Whose Names Cannot Be Numbered Chapter 10. The All-Loving Mother Chapter 11. Great Atermis-Isis Chapter 12. Mystery and Sacrament Chapter 13. The Procession to the Ship Chapter 14. Healing the Sick Chapter 15. The Guardian Guide and Herald Chapter 16. The Young King and Lord of All Chapter 17. The Goddess Darling of Roman Emperors Chapter 18. Xenophon's Isiac Romance Chapter 19. The Pauline View Chapter 20. The Great Forerunner Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Sources of Illustrations Index
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1997
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