Osiris : Death and Afterlife of a God
Murder; Dismemberment; Last Judgement; Resurrection; Cults; Mummies -- the myth of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian ruler of the Underworld and judge of the dead was central to ancient Egyptian religion. Murdered by his brother Seth, who scattered his dismembered body all over Egypt, Osiris was saved by his loyal sister-wife Isis, who found all the pieces and miraculously conceived Horus, his son and avenger. Horus slew Seth and restored Osiris to kingship in the Underworld. This cycle of death and rebirth formed one of the basic precepts of ancient Egyptian religion. It gave rise to the cult of th
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9781405143561, 1405143568
437153182
PLATES; FIGURES; Map; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODDESSES; PROLOGUE: THE MYTH; CHAPTER 1 THE MYTH MAKERS; CHAPTER 2 ENTER THE DIVINE KING; CHAPTER 3 ABYDOS; CHAPTER 4 PYRAMID BUILDERS; CHAPTER 5 THE MYSTERIES; CHAPTER 6 RISE OF THE EMPIRE; CHAPTER 7 GOLDEN PHARAOHS; CHAPTER 8 BOOKS OF THE AFTERLIFE; CHAPTER 9 TOWARD THE SUNSET; CHAPTER 10 GREEKS IN EGYPT; CHAPTER 11 THE ROMAN LEGACY; EPILOGUE; NOTES; GLOSSARY; EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOGY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Plate