LEADER 02444nam 22005894a 450 001 9910829942103321 005 20220808193109.0 010 $a1-280-23813-5 010 $a9786610238132 010 $a0-470-79641-3 010 $a0-470-77375-8 010 $a1-4051-4356-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000342122 035 $a(EBL)239864 035 $a(OCoLC)475951686 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000216589 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11197205 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216589 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198770 035 $a(PQKB)10529553 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC239864 035 $a(PPN)201600412 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000342122 100 $a20041130d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOsiris$b[electronic resource] $edeath and afterlife of a god /$fBojana Mojsov 210 $aMalden, MA ;$aOxford $cBlackwell Pub.$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (180 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-3179-9 311 $a1-4051-1073-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 142-144) and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aBojana 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 606 $aMysteries, Religious$xHistory 606 $aChristianity$xOrigin 615 0$aMysteries, Religious$xHistory. 615 0$aChristianity$xOrigin. 676 $a299.31 676 $a299/.312113 700 $aMojsov$b Bojana$0788639 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910829942103321 996 $aOsiris$91758193 997 $aUNINA