TY - BOOK AU - Barrett,Caitlín E. TI - Egyptianizing figurines from Delos: a study in Hellenistic religion T2 - Columbia studies in the classical tradition SN - 9789004222663 AV - NB155 U1 - 299.31093915 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Leiden PB - BRILL KW - Cults KW - Greece KW - Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic KW - Delos Islands KW - Art KW - Religion KW - Cultes KW - Grèce KW - religion (discipline) KW - aat KW - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT KW - Spirituality KW - Paganism & Neo-Paganism KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION KW - Comparative Religion KW - fast KW - Influence KW - Hellenismus KW - gnd KW - Terrakotta KW - idszbz KW - Statuette KW - Delos Island (Greece) KW - Egypt KW - Délos (Grèce) KW - Égypte KW - Delos Island KW - Delos KW - Ägypten KW - Altertum KW - Ägypten (Altertum) N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=392667 ER -