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Following Osiris: Perspectives on the Osirian Afterlife from Four Millennia Smith, Mark (Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford, and Lady Wallis Budge Fellow in Egyptology, Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford, and Lady Wallis Budge Fellow in Egyptology, University College, Oxford)
Following Osiris: Perspectives on the Osirian Afterlife from Four Millennia
Smith, Mark (Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford, and Lady Wallis Budge Fellow in Egyptology, Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford, and Lady Wallis Budge Fellow in Egyptology, University College, Oxford)
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.
672 pages, 1 black-and-white map
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 23, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199582228 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 666 |
| Dimensions | 199 × 258 × 40 mm · 1.63 kg |
| Language | English |