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 was th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mojsov, Bojana (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub 2005.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009855811206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.