Egyptianizing figurines from Delos : a study in Hellenistic religion
Art Cults Religion Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic Delos Island (Greece) Egypt sähkökirjat
BRILL
2011
EISBN 9789004222663
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.
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.
