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Record Nr.

UNISA996441539603316

Autore

Mojsov Bojana

Titolo

Osiris [[electronic resource] ] : death and afterlife of a god / / Bojana Mojsov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-280-23813-5

9786610238132

0-470-79641-3

0-470-77375-8

1-4051-4356-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Disciplina

299.31

299/.312113

Soggetti

Mysteries, Religious - History

Christianity - Origin

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-144) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The myth makers -- Enter the divine king -- Abydos -- Pyramid builders -- The mysteries -- Rise of the empire -- Golden pharaohs -- Books of the afterlife -- Toward the sunset -- Greeks in Egypt -- The Roman legacy.

Sommario/riassunto

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