02438nam 22005894a 450 99644153960331620220808193109.01-280-23813-597866102381320-470-79641-30-470-77375-81-4051-4356-8(CKB)1000000000342122(EBL)239864(OCoLC)475951686(SSID)ssj0000216589(PQKBManifestationID)11197205(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216589(PQKBWorkID)10198770(PQKB)10529553(MiAaPQ)EBC239864(PPN)201600412(EXLCZ)99100000000034212220041130d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOsiris[electronic resource] death and afterlife of a god /Bojana MojsovMalden, MA ;Oxford Blackwell Pub.20051 online resource (180 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-3179-9 1-4051-1073-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-144) and index.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.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 theMysteries, ReligiousHistoryChristianityOriginMysteries, ReligiousHistory.ChristianityOrigin.299.31299/.312113Mojsov Bojana788639MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996441539603316Osiris1758193UNISA