| Description |
xiv, 235 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 0927-7633 ; v. 124 |
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Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 124
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction. Misconceptions. Propagation and Adherence. The Question of Belief. Aspects and Goals -- Ch. 2. The Late Republic. The Creation of Illusions. Numismatic Evidence. Historical Background. The monetales. A Roman Inscription from the First Century BCE. Senatorial Actions Against the Cult -- Ch. 3. The Principate. The Julio-Claudians. The Flavians. The Antonines. The Severi. Toward a Christian Roman Empire -- Ch. 4. The Rhine Provinces. Germania superior and inferior. Short Historical Survey. Inscriptions -- Ch. 5. The Danubian Provinces. Raetia. Noricum. Illyricum: Dalmatia and Pannonia. Moesia. Dacia |
| Summary |
Isis and Sarapis in the Roman World deals with the integration of the cult of Isis among Roman cults, the subsequent transformation of Isis and Sarapis into gods of the Roman state, and the epigraphic employment of the names of these two deities independent from their cultic context. The myth that the guardians of tradition and Roman religion tried to curb the cult of Isis in order to rid Rome and the Imperium from this decadent cult will be dispelled. A closer look at inscriptions from the Rhine and Danubian provinces shows that most dedicators were not Isiac cult initiates and that women did not outnumber men as dedicators. Inscriptions that mention the two deities in connection with a wish for the well-being of the emperor and the imperial family are of special significance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-230) and index |
| Subject |
Isis (Egyptian deity) -- Cult -- Rome.
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Serapis (Egyptian deity) -- Cult -- Rome.
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96009771
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| LC no. |
94033778 |
| ISBN |
9004101217 (alk. paper) |
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