Worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis dates back to 2500 BC and extended at least until the 5th century. This study documents the extent and complexity of the in... » 

Worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis dates back to 2500 BC and extended at least until the 5th century. This study documents the extent and complexity of the influence of the cult on Greco-Roman and early Christian culture, throughout the Roman world, as attested to in Apuleius's Golden Ass. «