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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 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 western mystical traditions and groups, such as the Alchemists, Rosicrucians and Freemasons. * Written for a general, as well as a scholarly audience.

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  • "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 western mystical traditions and groups, such as the Alchemists, Rosicrucians and Freemasons. * Written for a general, as well as a scholarly audience."@en
  • "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."@en

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  • "Osiris death and afterlife of a God"
  • "Osiris : death and afterlife of a God"
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  • "Osiris : mort et renaissance d'un dieu"
  • "Osiris : death and afterlife of a god"
  • "Osiris Death and Afterlife of a God"
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