Isis in the Ancient World

R. E. Witt

ISBN 10: 0801856426 / ISBN 13: 9780801856426

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997

About this Item

1997. Reprint. Paperback. Witt's acclaimed Isis in the Ancient World is now available in paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 71, 71 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAB1; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Isis in the Ancient World
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801856426
• ISBN 13: 9780801856426
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.