Directions for the Gods: Key Factors Influencing the Early
Spread of the Isiac Cults

k 2015

Directions for the Gods: Key Factors Influencing the Early Spread of the Isiac Cults

GLOMB, Tomáš

Basic information

Original name

Directions for the Gods: Key Factors Influencing the Early Spread of the Isiac Cults

Authors

GLOMB, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Bridging the Gaps: (Ancient) History from the Perspective of Mathematical and Computational Modelling and Network Analysis (GEHIR Workshop, Brno), 13-14 November 2015, 2015

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/15:00089444

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Generative historiography; Egyptian cults; Model; Simulation; Ancient Mediterranean; Environmental datasets

Abstract

V originále

Early in the Ptolemaic era, the cult of Isis and Sarapis spread successfully to the ports in the ancient Mediterranean (Bricault 2005). However, the reasons standing behind this process are only partially understood. The main hypotheses in the academic discussion see the key factor influencing the spread of the Isiac cults as either the maritime trade network (Fraser 1960) or Ptolemaic political propaganda (Cumont 1911). Both of these claims can find some support in the historical evidence. Ptolemaic Egypt was one of the main exporters of grain, Isis was a patron goddess of sailors and many cities in the ancient Mediterranean had close diplomatic relations with the Ptolemies (Hölbl 2001). We are constructing a model in order to clarify which of these factors could be advantageous for specific locations in the question of the spread of the cult of Isis and Sarapis. Based on environmental and political datasets this model determines the theoretical political and trade attractivity of these specific places for potential Egyptian visitors who could bring the cult practice or artifacts with them. The results of this model can be subsequently compared with the distribution of the archaeological evidence connected with the Isiac cults.

Links

MUNI/M/1867/2014, interní kód MU

Name: Generativní historiografie antického Středomoří: Modelování a simulace dynamiky šíření náboženských představ a forem chování (Acronym: GEHIR)

Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects

Citovat

GLOMB, Tomáš. Directions for the Gods: Key Factors Influencing the Early Spread of the Isiac Cults. In Bridging the Gaps: (Ancient) History from the Perspective of Mathematical and Computational Modelling and Network Analysis (GEHIR Workshop, Brno), 13-14 November 2015. 2015.

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GLOMB, Tomáš. Directions for the Gods: Key Factors Influencing the Early Spread of the Isiac Cults. In \textit{Bridging the Gaps: (Ancient) History from the Perspective of Mathematical and Computational Modelling and Network Analysis (GEHIR Workshop, Brno), 13-14 November 2015}. 2015.

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