Decoding The Osirian Myth
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Decoding the Osirian Myth
Author: Panagiota Sarischouli
language: en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date: 2024-09-23
The earliest written references to the Osirian myth-complex appeared already in the Pyramid Text spells (c. 2400–2300 BCE). The most complete exposition of this ancient Egyptian myth is, however, found in the Greek treatise On Isis and Osiris, in which the 2nd-century CE Platonist Plutarch utilises Egyptian mythology to advocate his philosophical ideas concerning the divine and the nature of the cosmos. This book aims at “decoding” Plutarch’s narrative of the Osirian myth, linking his claims to the existing Egyptian and Greek parallels. It thus analyses a multitude of mythic and religious traditions from a transcultural perspective, exploring the relation of the Pharaonic features of the Osirian divinities to the features they had acquired in Ptolemaic and Roman times, interpreting the Egyptian myth within the overall framework of parallel mythologies from other cultures, and examining whether the brief mythic stories (historiolae) recited in Late Egyptian ritual texts can be deployed to enrich the context of certain obscure episodes in Plutarch’s account of the myth. The book will be of great interest not only to scholars and students of Plutarch and later Middle Platonism, but also to Egyptologists. Due to its thematic variety and scope, this publication will also appeal to a wider array of readers (specialists and non-specialists alike) interested in religious syncretism, interreligious connections, and the challenge of multiculturalism from Hellenistic times until Late Antiquity.
Decoding the Osirian Myth
Egyptologists and classicists alike agree that the most complete ancient exposition of the Osirian myth is found in Plutarch's On Isis and Osiris, dating from the first quarter of the 2nd century CE. This book "decodes" Plutarch's narrative of t
THE EGYPTIAN MUMMY - A Museological Appraisal
Author: TAMAGNI RAY
language: en
Publisher: COTS (Corpus of the Scholars')
Release Date: 2025-08-09
THE EGYPTIAN MUMMY - A Museological Appraisal, constitutes a rigorous museological examination of the Egyptian mummy artefact within the State Museum Lucknow's collection, employing a sophisticated analytical framework encompassing four pivotal thematic dimensions. The monograph meticulously deconstructs the mortuary practices of ancient Egypt, investigating the intricate processes of mummification and their profound cosmological significance. Through the lens of "Death," the study elucidates thanatological concepts and eschatological beliefs that underpinned Egyptian funerary traditions. The "Divinity" component explores the sacred dimensions of preservation, examining theological constructs, ritualistic practices, and the intricate relationship between mortal remains and divine transformation. "Dynasty" contextualises the specimen within Egypt's complex socio-political hierarchies, analysing indicators of status, temporal placement, and aristocratic affiliations. The "Display" discourse critically evaluates contemporary curatorial methodologies, interpretive strategies, and pedagogical approaches employed in the artefact's presentation. This interdisciplinary synthesis addresses fundamental questions regarding cultural heritage mediation, cross-temporal dialogue, and the museum's role as a nexus between antiquity and modernity, contributing substantively to contemporary museological scholarship and Egyptological discourse.