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Barrett, Caitlín E.,

Egyptianizing figurines from Delos : a study in Hellenistic religion / Caitlín Barrett. - 1 online resource (xix, 731 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) - Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 36 . - Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 36. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

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" cults.

ISBN: 9789004222663 9004222669 9789004207974 900420797X

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015837888 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cults--Greece.
Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic--Delos Islands.--Greece
Art.
Religion.
Art
Religion
Cultes--Grèce.
Art.
Religion.
religion (discipline)
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Art
Cults
Religion
Religion--Influence
Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic
Hellenismus
Terrakotta
Religion
Religion.
Hellenismus.
Terrakotta.
Statuette.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Delos Island (Greece)--Religion.
Egypt--Religion--Influence.
Délos (Grèce)--Religion.
Égypte--Religion--Influence.
Greece
Egypt
Greece--Delos Island
Delos
Ägypten
Delos.
Ägypten (Altertum)

LC Class. No.: NB155

Dewey Class. No.: 299.31093915