“Isisblumen” au Pays de Kouch: Bilan et Perspectives

Abstract

This article summarizes and critically assesses current data about the “Isisblumen,” a term coined by Günther Roeder to describe the way in which the encounter between Egypt and Nubia produced a new religious landscape in the last centuries of paganism. After providing an exhaustive catalogue of the materials, the present author will explore how this motif illustrates the interaction between the two worlds and how it relates to the nomadic populations who had been living along the southern frontier of Egypt, i.e., the Blemmyes and the Noubades. A discussion will also be given on their role in the maintenance of religious activity of Philae.

 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5913/jarce.53.2017.a004