Loaves, beds, plants and Osiris : considerations about the emergence of the cult of Osiris

The emergence of the cult of Osiris is generally posited to have occurred quite suddenly at the end of the 5th dynasty. This study considers evidence to suggest this appearance was preceded by a period of development of the theology and mythology of the cult

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roeten, Leo (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd , 2018
Series:Archaeopress Egyptology 21
Subjects:
Osiris > (Egyptian deity) > Cult
Egypt > Antiquities
Egypt > History > Old Kingdom, ca. 2686-ca. 2181 B.C
Online Access:http://altertum.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/archaeopress/www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/emedium/fid/Archaeopress/9781784919672 - eBook.pdf
Author Notes:Leo Roeten
E-Book Packages:Archaeopress : Selected E-Books in Archaeology
Notes:FID-Lizenz "FID Altertumswissenschaften" (keine Universitätslizenz)
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Summary:The emergence of the cult of Osiris is generally posited to have occurred quite suddenly at the end of the 5th dynasty. This study considers evidence to suggest this appearance was preceded by a period of development of the theology and mythology of the cult
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2018
Includes bibliographical references
Zielgruppe: Specialized
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 220 pages) illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9781784919672

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