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Osiris, god of the dead, was one of ancient Egypt's most important deities. The earliest secure evidence for belief in him dates back to the fifth dynasty (c.2494-2345BC), but he continued to be worshipped until the fifth century AD. Following Osiris is concerned with ancient Egyptian conceptions of the relationship between Osiris and the deceased, or what might be called the Osirian afterlife, asking what the nature of this relationship was and what the prerequisites were for enjoying its benefits. It does not seek to provide a continuous or comprehensive account of Egyptian ideas on this...

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711-712: conquista islámica de Hispania.1212: batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa.1412: Compromiso de Caspe.1512: incorporación de Navarra a Castilla.Los centenarios de aquellos sucesos confluyen en 2012. Es cierto que las conmemoraciones de centenarios tienen mucho de coyuntural, pero también lo es que pueden ser ocasión para mostrar al público algunos aspectos de la historia que, de otra manera, no llamarían su atención.

El autor aporta luces sobre el Islam, su expansión por el Oriente Próximo y su controvertido asentamiento en España. Facilita una breve pero honda composición de lugar durante la Reconquista, analizando el problema morisco y el de los cristianos recluidos en la Berbería. Finalmente, el libro se asoma al Islam en la España actual, un mundo creciente, muy diferente del occidental, que conviene conocer en profundidad.