Alexandra Zetlaoui Hillary Conley Classical Mythology 18 October 2012 Annotated Bibliography The Suffering of Isis Io and Paul s Portrait of Christ Crucified Gal 3 1 Frescoes in Pompeian and Roman Houses and in the Temple of Isis in Pompeii Balch David L The Journal of Religion Vol 83 No 1 Jan 2003 pp 24 55 Published by The University of Chicago Press Article Stable URL http www jstor org stable 1205435 This source talks about the difference between the Isis cult and followers it gained to the stories and myth of Pauline Christology The author tries to make a point that both cults and religions have suffered and points out how the Temple of Isis and Isis herself may have influenced religious history in the late 1900 s I picked this source because it is able to relate a temple of the past to a temple of the present showing us that everything is connected no matter the religion you believe or don t believe in It is a different view on Isis and the entire Greco Roman culture and beliefs The Egyptian Mother Goddess Clark Charlotte R The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin New Series Vol 4 No 9 May 1946 pp 240 242 Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art Article Stable URL http www jstor org stable 3258098 This article talks mostly about the statues and the artwork of Isis that has been provided to us throughout the years The author talks about the significance between the statues that have been carved out for her and her importance as a mother goddess I chose this source because it helps describes the ways the public viewed her and the cultural importance she her temple and her statues had Clark goes into different paintings and poses of Isis to try and get a feel as to how she was represented by the people in her following Clark talks very little about who Isis was a goddess and instead lets the art about Isis tell a story Brill 1975 Print Heyob Sharon The Cult of Isis Among Women in the Graeco Roman World Paris Leiden This book talks about the historical perspective of Isis her followers the type of goddess she represents and what her temple symbolizes A big chunk of this book is focused on Isis s female followers and how they perceived in the Greco Roman world and their willing participation in Isis s cult I thought this source would be interesting because it also talks about the morality of the followers and of the cult almost like a personal experience or insight This is the first source that solely focuses on the women in Isis s history explaining their roles and their importance something I greatly enjoy Moormann E M and L Bricault The Temple of Isis at Pompeii Leiden Brill 2007 137 154 Print This source is mainly composed of the artwork that the temple represents While it does delve about the cult of Isis and gives us a little more insight on Isis s followers the main point the author makes is about art He talks about Io s flight to Egypt a spring season celebration adorned by wicker baskets and the pugatoriums Although all my other sources have been great this one gives me a more technical input that the others have not been able to give me This source is mostly about the structure and artwork the temple has provided us and will help me understand more about Isis and her traditions Nicholson Shirley The Goddess Re Awakening The Feminine Principle Today Illinois Quest Books 1989 Print When I found this source I at first assumed it would be very familiar to the Cult of Isis Amongst Women but then I read on and found some major differences The author makes a case to relate several goddesses including Isis and connecting them to today She talks about spiritual component and the amount of art of art and literature created not just from her but from other female myth icons Nicholson does a great job integrating the culture and feeling from them into a worldview which is why I picked it as my source It helps us relate to Isis and her temple in a more modern way R E Witt Isis in the Ancient World Ch17 The Goddess Darling of the Roman Emperors Ch 17 1997 This source speaks about Isis in a more personal light It talks about all she represents for her people and all that she can represent to us in the modern day I choose this source because I feel that it is important to get in touch with a character in order to understand them and that is what this author does He shares the connection and history he has about her with the rest of us wanting us to be more inclusive in Isis s life I want to understand Isis s nature and with this source I am able to do so Sertima Ivan Black Women in Antiquity Volume 6 Issue 1 Transaction Books 1988 64 79 Print This has to be one of my favorite sources The author Ivan Sertima talks about successful and powerful black and colored women of culture whether by myth or history He goes from Egypt to Africa and provides detailed information on the advances black women have contributed to I love this source because it really is a fresh perspective on a great female lead Isis from a group who has been marginalized He compares Isis to a black Madonna someone who has taken charge as a female lead and also as an icon He embodies Isis in a way that none of the other authors or articles tend to do and adds great details as to what makes Isis and does not fail to mention the importance of her temple in Pompeii and what it rep Isis in Classical Athens Sims Ronda R The Classical Journal Vol 84 No 3 Feb Mar 1989 pp 216 221 Published by The Classical Association of the Middle West and South Article Stable URL http www jstor org stable 3297513 Isis in Classical Athens talks about the role of Isis in Greek culture even though she was mostly recognized as an Egyptian goddess The author talks about the interest in all things Egyptian and the ethnocentrism deeply imbedded in the Greeks so much so that they would take a piece of another culture to explain their own I picked this source because it describes the background story as to Isis s bringer in the Athens world The author Ronda Simms makes a good point when she notices the myths that took place that could have brought Isis over into the Greco Roman culture Tate Karen Sacred Places of Goddesses CCC Publishing 2006 73 78 Print This source mainly describes the feel and the Temple of Isis rather than the goddess herself Although Tate does provide a small back story on who Isis is and why she is so important her book mostly serves as a reminder to her temple and why it was built where it was and what it significies This …
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