| Isis Pelagia: Images, Names and Cults of a Goddess of the Seas Contributor(s): Bricault, Laurent (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004413898 ISBN-13: 9789004413894 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $185.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - History | Ancient - Greece - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.60 lbs) 402 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
