Laurent Bricault holds a PhD in Egyptology from the Sorbonne and is
Professor of Roman history at Universite de Toulouse Le Mirail.
Miguel John Versluys holds a PhD in Classical Archaeology from
Leiden University and is associate Professor at its Faculty of
Archaeology.
They are both well known for their many publications on Isis
studies and cultural transferences concerning Egypt and the
Hellenistic and Roman world. Their three previous volumes in this
domain - Nile into Tiber. Egypt in the Roman world (RGRW 159) from
2007, Isis on the Nile. Egyptian gods in Hellenistic and Roman
Egypt (RGRW 171) from 2010 and Egyptian gods in the Hellenistic and
Roman Mediterranean: Image and reality between local and global
(MYTHOS supplement 3) from 2012 – have reinvigorated (theoretical)
debates within the field of Isis studies. It is hoped that the
present volume not only continues that development, but also makes
the cults of Isis part of wider discussions concerning the
(religious) history and archaeology of the ancient world.
Contributors are: Julien Aliquot (Lyon), Laurent Bricault
(Toulouse), Giuseppina Capriotti Vittozzi (Rome), Valentino
Gasparini (Erfurt), Bernard Legras (Paris), John Ma (Oxford),
Paraskevi Martzavou (Oxford), Frederick G. Naerebout (Leiden),
Jean-Louis Podvin (Boulogne-sur-Mer), Christian-Georges Schwentzel
(Valenciennes), Miguel John Versluys (Leiden), Richard Veymiers
(Liège), Greg Woolf (St-Andrews).
'This is a highly useful collection of papers. It will be of
obvious use to anyone with an interest in the history and
development of Isiac cult in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds,
particularly in epigraphic and artistic evidence for the cult. It
will be of equal interest to those working with theories and
concepts of power, especially as it relates to religion, and it
should also be considered by anyone with an interest in religious
identity in the ancient world. It is an engaging and
thought-provoking volume.'
Juliette Harrisson, Newman University, The Classical Review 66.1
(2016).
'The volume’s geographical, chronological and thematic scope is
impressive. An array of archaeological, epigraphic, literary,
numismatic and papyrological evidence is deployed, illuminating
many facets of Isis’ evolving cultural significance.'
Nick West, University of Reading, The Journal of Hellenic Studies
136 (2016)
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