Following osiris: perspectives on the osirian afterlife from four millennia
Auteur :
Smith, Mark
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199582228
Date de publication :
23 févr. 2017
Dimensions :
25,8 x 19,9 x 4,0 cm
Poids :
1412 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Osiris, god of the dead, was one of ancient Egypt's most important deities. This volume is concerned with ancient Egyptian conceptions of the relationship between Osiris and the deceased, focusing on five distinct periods over four millennia to trace changes in aspirations for the Osirian afterlife and explore when and why they occurred.