Paperback. Worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis dates as far back as 2500 BC and extended at least until the 5th century AD 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 influence on Greco-Roman and early Chrisian culture, R.E. Witt's acclaimed "Isis in the Ancient World" is now available in paperback. Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Isis in the Ancient World (Paperback)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0801856426
ISBN 13: 9780801856426
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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The first study to document the extent and complexity of the cult's influence on Graeco-Roman and early Christian culture, R. E. Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback

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 influence on Graeco-Roman and early Christian culture, R. E. Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback.

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R. E. Witt (1903-1980) taught at Queen Mary's College, University of London, and is also the author of Albinus and the History of Middle Platonism.

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