Isis in the Graeco-Roman world

by Witt, R. E., (Reginald Eldred)

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Title Statements

Full title :Isis in the Graeco-Roman world / [by] R.E. Witt.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1971

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cornell University Press
Place of Publication:Ithaca, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:1971

The Physical Object

Description:336 pages : illustrations, map : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0801406331, 9780801406331
oclc:ocm00142348
LC Classification:BL2450.I7
Dewey Decimal:299/.31

List of Illustrations -- Preface -- The ancient goddess of the Nile -- Isis, giver of life -- Osiris-Brother, husband, son -- The spread of the Egyptian faith --In the house of Isis -- To the shores of Italy -- The Holy servants of Isis -- Telling forth her praises -- The one whose names cannot be numbered -- The all-loving mother -- Great Artemis-Isis -- Mystery and sacrament -- The procession to the ship -- Healing the sick -- The guardian guide and herald -- The young King and Lord of all -- The goddess darling of Roman emperors -- Xenophon's Isiac romance -- The Pauline view -- The great forerunner -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Sources of illustrations -- Index.