Osiris : death and afterlife of a god /
Bojana Mojsov tells the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end, sketching its development throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history. * Draws together the numerous records about Osiris from the third millennium B.C. to the Roman conquest of Egypt. * Demonstrates that the cult of Osiris wa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Malden, MA ; Oxford :
Blackwell Pub.,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Bojana Mojsov tells the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end, sketching its development throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history. * Draws together the numerous records about Osiris from the third millennium B.C. to the Roman conquest of Egypt. * Demonstrates that the cult of Osiris was the most popular and enduring of the ancient religions. * Shows how the cult provided direct antecedents for many ideas, traits and customs in Christianity, including the concept of the trinity, baptism in the sacred river, and the sacrament of the Eucharist. * Reveals the cult's influence on other western mystical traditions and groups, such as the Alchemists, Rosicrucians and Freemasons. * Written for a general, as well as a scholarly audience. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 150 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, facsimiles |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-144) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781405143561 1405143568 9786610238132 6610238138 1280238135 9781280238130 0470796413 9780470796412 |