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Osiris: Death and Afterlife of a God
Bojana Mojsov
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Description for Osiris: Death and Afterlife of a God
Paperback. * The first book to tell the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end. * Sketches the development of the cult 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. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Bojana Mojsov tells the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end, sketching its development throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history.
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 ... Read more
- Written for a general, as well as a scholarly audience.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405131797
SKU
V9781405131797
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About Bojana Mojsov
Bojana Mojsov was born in Skopje, Macedonia. She is a celebrated Egyptologist and has worked in the Egyptology Departments of both the Metropolitan and Brooklyn Museums in New York. She has also acted as an advisor to the American Research Center in Cairo on restoring the tomb of Sety I in the Valley of the Kings, and as an advisor ... Read more
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