Preliminary material -- LE CULTE D'ISIS EN GRÈCE CONTINENTALE (330 a.C.-30 a.C.) -- LE CULTE D'ISIS DANS LA GRÈCE INSULAIRE (330 a.C. - 30 a.C.) -- LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DU CULTE D'ISIS EN GRÈCE A L'ÉPOQUE IMPÉRIALE -- TABLE DES PLANCHES ET DES CARTES -- PLANCHES I-XLV. CARTES 1, 2 ET 3.

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- POLITIQUE RELIGIEUSE DES PTOLÉMÉES ET HELLÉNISATION D'ISIS -- LE CULTE D'ISIS DANS L'ÉGYPTE PTOLÉMAÏQUE -- TABLE DES PLANCHES ET DES CARTES -- PLANCHES I-XLV. CARTES 1 ET 2.

This volume publishes the proceedings of the conference of the same name, held in Rhodes in October 2018. Contributions draw on archaeological and literary sources to explore both the development and continuity of cults in the Dodecanese, from the Early Iron Age through to the 1st century BC.

Preliminary material /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF ISIS /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- ISIS AS PERCEIVED BY WOMEN IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THE CULT OF ISIS /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- MORALITY AND THE CULT OF ISIS /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- CONCLUSIONS /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- INDEX NOMINUM ET RERUM /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- INDEX AUCTORUM ANTIQUORUM /Sharon Kelly Heyob -- INDEX INSCRIPTIONUM /Sharon Kelly Heyob.

In recent decades, the relation between Egyptian and Greek praises of the goddess Isis has received much scholarly attention. The present study, however, focuses on six Demotic hymns and praises directed to this goddess: P. Heidelberg dem. 736 verso, O. Hor 10, Theban Graffiti 3156, 3462, 3445, and P. Tebt. Tait 14. These texts from the second century BC to the second century AD are re-edited in facsimile, transliteration and translation. A commentary to each document discusses philological matters, providing improved readings in some instances. For the first time, the six texts are analyzed comparatively in regard to formal features and content. The concept of Isis that is outlined by the Demotic sources is set against Isis' role as described by other Egyptian sources (such as temple inscriptions or theophoric personal names) and by Greek eulogies of the goddess. An appendix offers an overview of other Demotic hymns and praises addressed to various divinities.

By focusing on religion, this monograph represents the first extended attempt to explore how the socio-cultural infrastructure of Cyprus was affected by the transition from segmented administration by many Cypriot kings to the island-wide government by a foreign Ptolemaic correspondent.