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- catalog abstract ""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 influences on Graeco-Roman and early Christian culture, R.E. Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Isis in the Graeco-Roman world".
- catalog contributor b10205142.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description ""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 influences on Graeco-Roman and early Christian culture, R.E. Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-331) and index.".
- catalog description "The ancient goddess of the Nile -- Isis, giver of life -- Osiris : brother, husband, son -- The spread of the Egyptian faith -- In the house of Isis -- To the shores of Italy -- The holy servants of Isis -- Telling forth her praises -- The one whose names cannot be numbered -- The all-loving mother -- Great Artemis-Isis -- Mystery and sacrament -- The procession to the ship -- Healing the sick -- The guardian guide and herald -- The young king and lord of all -- The goddess darling of Roman emperors -- Xenophon's Isiac romance -- The Pauline view -- The great forerunner.".
- catalog extent "336 p.:".
- catalog identifier "0801856426 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog subject "299/.31 21".
- catalog subject "BL2450.I7 W58 1997".
- catalog subject "Civilization, Greco-Roman.".
- catalog subject "Isis (Egyptian deity)".
- catalog tableOfContents "The ancient goddess of the Nile -- Isis, giver of life -- Osiris : brother, husband, son -- The spread of the Egyptian faith -- In the house of Isis -- To the shores of Italy -- The holy servants of Isis -- Telling forth her praises -- The one whose names cannot be numbered -- The all-loving mother -- Great Artemis-Isis -- Mystery and sacrament -- The procession to the ship -- Healing the sick -- The guardian guide and herald -- The young king and lord of all -- The goddess darling of Roman emperors -- Xenophon's Isiac romance -- The Pauline view -- The great forerunner.".
- catalog title "Isis in the Graeco-Roman world".
- catalog title "Isis in the ancient world / R.E. Witt.".
- catalog type "text".