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Following Osiris: Perspectives on the Osirian Afterlife from Four Millennia
Mark Smith
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| #1522411 in Books | 2017-04-23 | Original language:English | 7.80 x1.10 x9.80l, | File type: PDF | 704 pages||0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A thorough, harsh, and necessary reexamination of Osiris and the afterlife|By DAJ|This is not a complete treatment of Osiris. For example, it gives only an outline of the mythology that surrounds him. Neither is it a comprehensive study of afterlife beliefs. Instead, it is a study of major points in history in which beliefs about Osiris and the afterlife changed. Chapters One a|About the Author||Mark Smith is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and Lady Wallis Budge Fellow in Egyptology at University College, Oxford. Originally from the USA, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, Illinois,
Osiris, god of the dead, was one of ancient Egypt's most important deities. The earliest secure evidence for belief in him dates back to the fifth dynasty (c.2494-2345BC), but he continued to be worshipped until the fifth century AD. Following Osiris is concerned with ancient Egyptian conceptions of the relationship between Osiris and the deceased, or what might be called the Osirian afterlife, asking what the nature of this relationship was and what th...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Following Osiris: Perspectives on the Osirian Afterlife from Four Millennia | Mark Smith. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
