Myth of Isis and Osiris

Cashford, Jules

ISBN 10: 1569579091 / ISBN 13: 9781569579091

Published by Shambhala, 1993

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First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($15.00 price intact). Published by barefoot Books, 1994. Quart. Green cloth boards stamped in gold with red endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear and small spot of sticker residue on left flap. 28 pages. ISBN: 1569579091. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Myth of Isis and Osiris
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1569579091
• ISBN 13: 9781569579091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books

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Synopsis

Retells the Egyptian myth in which Osiris is murdered by his brother Seth and restored to life by his wife Isis.

Reviews

Wonderfully rich Egyptian myths inspire this volume, but they are mummified in an impenetrable presentation. As Cashford notes in a lofty introduction, the myth describes "the origin of the universe . . . and of the elements necessary to life . . . and of how our world is structured"; it also explores "the underlying reality beneath what we see." The engine driving this vast cosmological vehicle is the story of Osiris, the caretaker of the Nile, and his wife, Isis, both of whom appear amid a Cecil B. DeMille-size cast of other deities. Cashford begins with a gnarled family tree reminiscent of the Bible's "who begat whom" chapters, then proceeds with a numbingly literal narrative that makes no concessions to child readers ("After much searching they found all the parts of Osiris except his phallus, which had been swallowed by a fish. But Isis made a model of the missing part"). Color reproductions of tomb paintings and illuminations from the Book of the Dead similarly cater to adult interests. All ages.
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