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Nile into Tiber. Egypt in the Roman World: Proceedings of the IIIrd International Conference of Isis Studies (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)

By Laurent Bricault , Miguel John Versluys , Paul G. P. Meyboom (editors)

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2007
ISBN
9004154205, 9789004154209
ISSN
0927–7633
LCC
BL2450.I7 C65 2007
Open Library ID
OL17174586M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14945227 bytes)
Series
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
Pages
589\589
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Interest in all kinds of interactions between Egypt and Rome has grown considerably over the last decade. This debate has not only altered our views on the impact of Rome on Alexandria and Egypt but also strongly put to the fore the reverse direction of this cultural interaction: Egyptian influences on the Roman world. It is this topic, Egypt in the Roman World, that was central to the IIIrd International Conference of Isis Studies, held in Leiden in May 2005. This book, a selection of the papers delivered at the conference, gives a clear overview of the debate as it has developed in recent years. In two parts (Interpretations of the meaning of Aegyptiaca Romana and Understanding the cults of Isis in their local context), it offers a broad perspective on the various aspects of cultural interaction between Egypt and Rome, also by bringing together different research traditions in this field.

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