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Egyptianizing figurines from Delos : a study in Hellenistic religion /

This book investigates Hellenistic popular religion through an interdisciplinary study of figurines of Egyptian deities from Delos. The results offer a new perspective on Hellenistic reinterpretations of Egyptian religion, as well as the relationship between "popular" and "official&qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barrett, Caitlín E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2011.
Colección:Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 36.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction : Egyptianizing cult at a crossroads of Hellenistic trade
  • Fabric analysis : evidence for the local origins of the majority of Egyptianizing figurines on Delos
  • Manufacturing techniques, technological style, and the question of Egyptiand coroplasts on Delos
  • The eye of the sun and the inundation of the Nile : evidence for Egyptian theology on Delos
  • A contextual analysis of the finspots of Egyptian and Egyptianizing terracotta figurines on Delos
  • Conclusions : syncretic theology in household cult.