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Isis in the Ancient World

paperback – July 15, 1997
by Witt, R. E.
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ISBN-13: 9780801856426 ISBN-10: 0801856426
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding
paperback
Published
July 15, 1997
Weight
1.0 lbs
Dimensions
22.20×2.00×14.60 cm

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Isis in the Ancient World by Witt, R. E.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780801856426.

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