France and Egypt in Antiquity. Isiac and Aegyptiaca Cults and Egyptian Influences.
| N° d'inventaire | 23777 |
| Format | 21 x 29.7 |
| Détails | 1370 pages in continuous pagination, 46 pages of photographic reproductions at the end of volumes, two paperback volumes. |
| Publication | Brest, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9791092005233 |
This work aims to bring together the documentation currently available in France concerning:
the testimonies of the cult of Isis, Serapis, Harpocrates, Osiris and Anubis and their followers,
their relationships with the other oriental divinities present in Gaul,
the discoveries of Egyptian or Egyptian-related objects in France in ancient levels (representations of Nilotic divinities and animals, ushabtis, scarabs, amulets).
The various influences are also examined (Nilotic themes, obelisks, pyramids, pseudo-mummies, representations of Blacks, Pygmies or Alexandrian inspiration), as well as certain imports characteristic of the Nile Valley (papyrus, glassware, wine amphorae, ornamental rocks), a trade attested by the discoveries of Alexandrian coins.
The investigation also concerns the Merovingian period, the Arab conquest of Egypt (640-642 AD) not having led to the total cessation of contacts between the Nile Valley and Gaul, as was believed for too long.
This work aims to bring together the documentation currently available in France concerning:
the testimonies of the cult of Isis, Serapis, Harpocrates, Osiris and Anubis and their followers,
their relationships with the other oriental divinities present in Gaul,
the discoveries of Egyptian or Egyptian-related objects in France in ancient levels (representations of Nilotic divinities and animals, ushabtis, scarabs, amulets).
The various influences are also examined (Nilotic themes, obelisks, pyramids, pseudo-mummies, representations of Blacks, Pygmies or Alexandrian inspiration), as well as certain imports characteristic of the Nile Valley (papyrus, glassware, wine amphorae, ornamental rocks), a trade attested by the discoveries of Alexandrian coins.
The investigation also concerns the Merovingian period, the Arab conquest of Egypt (640-642 AD) not having led to the total cessation of contacts between the Nile Valley and Gaul, as was believed for too long.