Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride

Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University === Plutarch's De Iside et Osiride is an interpretative rather than an historical document, yet has never been studied as such. The problem of the present investigation is the examination of the treatise and its backgrounds with the intent of discovering why Pl...

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Main Author: Riley, Bruce Thoburn
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Published: Boston University 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/5315
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spelling ndltd-bu.edu-oai-open.bu.edu-2144-53152019-05-17T03:02:06Z Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride Riley, Bruce Thoburn Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University Plutarch's De Iside et Osiride is an interpretative rather than an historical document, yet has never been studied as such. The problem of the present investigation is the examination of the treatise and its backgrounds with the intent of discovering why Plutarch wrote the essay, what he hoped to achieve by so doing, and what methods and techniques he employed in the endeavor. 2013-04-09T18:29:35Z 2013-04-09T18:29:35Z 1940 1940 Thesis/Dissertation b1473881 https://hdl.handle.net/2144/5315 en_US Based on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions Boston University
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description Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University === Plutarch's De Iside et Osiride is an interpretative rather than an historical document, yet has never been studied as such. The problem of the present investigation is the examination of the treatise and its backgrounds with the intent of discovering why Plutarch wrote the essay, what he hoped to achieve by so doing, and what methods and techniques he employed in the endeavor.
author Riley, Bruce Thoburn
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Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride
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title Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride
title_short Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride
title_full Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride
title_fullStr Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride
title_full_unstemmed Plutarch's treatment of the Isis-Osiris cult in the De Iside et Osiride
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