The Early Spread of the Isiac Cults in the West Coast of
Hellenistic Asia Mino r: A Quantitative Evaluation of the
Ptolemaic Political Influence

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The Early Spread of the Isiac Cults in the West Coast of Hellenistic Asia Mino r: A Quantitative Evaluation of the Ptolemaic Political Influence

GLOMB, Tomáš, Adam MERTEL and Zdeněk POSPÍŠIL

Basic information

Original name

The Early Spread of the Isiac Cults in the West Coast of Hellenistic Asia Mino r: A Quantitative Evaluation of the Ptolemaic Political Influence

Authors

GLOMB, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Adam MERTEL (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Zdeněk POSPÍŠIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

EASR Conference, Religion - Continuations and Disruptions, Tartu, Estonia 25. 6. - 30. 6. 2019, 2019

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Estonia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/19:00107762

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Isiac cults; Spatial network analysis; GIS; ancient Asia Minor

Abstract

V originále

During the reign of the first six Ptolemaic kings in Hellenistic Egypt (ca 305-145 BCE), the Isiac cults (i.e. the Egyptian cults related to the divine couple of Isis and Sarapis) spread initially to ports of the ancient Mediterranean and subsequently further into the mainland. This case study is focused primarily on the process of the spread of these cults in the west coast of Hellenistic Asia Minor where there is located a significant amount of archaeological evidence related to the Isiac cults. In the period of interest, the regions on the west coast of Asia Minor (i.e. Ionia, Caria and Lycia) were significantly involved in Ptolemaic political activities. Moreover in the proximity of this coast lies the island of Rhodos, one of the main economic partners of Ptolemaic Egypt. Prominent researchers of the Isiac studies acknowledge that the Ptolemaic presence and the influence of Rhodos probably played a positive role in the spread of the Isiac cults in Asia Minor. However, the hypotheses presented in the discussion are produced by established historiographical methods which are unable to disentangle the complex interplay of variables involved in the process of the spread of these cults. By application of quantitative methods of formalized modeling this study attempts to gain a better insight into the regional dynamics with respect to the spread of the Isiac cults. To test the hypotheses from the academic discussion, this study proposes a mathematical model which, based on geographical, political and transportation network datasets, determines which specific factors were responsible for the dissemination of the Isiac cults in the Hellenistic Asia Minor.

Links

GA18-07487S, research and development project

Name: Náboženství na sítích antického Středomoří: Role primárních a sekundárních center při šíření náboženských inovací

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

GLOMB, Tomáš, Adam MERTEL and Zdeněk POSPÍŠIL. The Early Spread of the Isiac Cults in the West Coast of Hellenistic Asia Mino r: A Quantitative Evaluation of the Ptolemaic Political Influence (The Early Spread of the Isiac Cults in the West Coast of Hellenistic Asia Minor : A Quantitative Evaluation of the Ptolemaic Political Influence). In EASR Conference, Religion - Continuations and Disruptions, Tartu, Estonia 25. 6. - 30. 6. 2019. 2019.

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GLOMB, Tomáš, Adam MERTEL and Zdeněk POSPÍŠIL. The Early Spread of the Isiac Cults in the West Coast of Hellenistic Asia Mino r: A Quantitative Evaluation of the Ptolemaic Political Influence (The Early Spread of the Isiac Cults in the West Coast of Hellenistic Asia Minor : A Quantitative Evaluation of the Ptolemaic Political Influence). In \textit{EASR Conference, Religion - Continuations and Disruptions, Tartu, Estonia 25. 6. - 30. 6. 2019}. 2019.

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