Osiris or The Egyptian Religion of Resurrection V1 (Hardcover)

1911. Other volumes in this set include ISBN number(s): 0766140679. Volume 1 of 2. Sir Wallis Budge, late keeper of the Egyptian antiquities in the British Museum, shows the reader the ancient worship of Osiris originating and flourishing in Africa. These volumes illustrate in depth and in rich detail the African and year-god character of the worship of Osiris. The religion of Osiris is very ancient and its analogies with later religions are clear, although there are differences in detail. The tale of of the mythology and ritual of Osiris had never before been told until Dr. Budge published these books.