Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead
Author: Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 582
Release: 1898
Genre: Book of the dead
ISBN:

The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead
Author: Rita Lucarelli
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2023
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0190210001

"Among the broad spectrum of ancient Egyptian religious literature, the Book of the Dead is the most representative of the mortuary religion and of the magical and ritual practices belonging to it. Moreover, its rich corpus of texts and images provides unique information on the scribal practices, mortuary traditions, myths, and priestly rituals in ancient Egypt from the 2nd Millennium BCE to the Roman Period. "Book of the Dead" is the conventional name given by Egyptologists to a collection of magical compositions called in ancient Egyptian "Book for coming forth by day". This title refers to the main wish of the deceased, who wished to be able to leave his tomb and move freely between this world and the next. Each Book of the Dead manuscript is unique, although we know of the existence of workshops where the papyri were bought and therefore a few common stylistic features can be recognized according to different regional traditions of writing and manufacture. The spells also present many and various parallels with other magical and ritual texts attested in temples, on magical objects, and amulets, showing that the mortuary literature had in fact a strong link with the daily religious life and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. This Handbook is the first guide to all the aspects and topics of research both in relation to the Book of the Dead itself and to broader research on ancient Egyptian religion and magic"--

The Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead
Author: E.A. Wallis Budge
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Total Pages: 824
Release: 1909
Genre: History
ISBN: 5875110376

Among Our Books

Among Our Books
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1902
Genre: Libraries
ISBN:

Biblia

Biblia
Author: Charles Henry Stanley Davis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 702
Release: 1904
Genre: Archaeology
ISBN:

Revival: Book Of The Dead (1901)

Revival: Book Of The Dead (1901)
Author: Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351346342

The translations of the Egyptian hymns and religious texts printed in this and the two following volumes form a representative collection of the various compositions which the Egyptian inscribed upon the walls of tombs and sarcophagi, coffins and funeral stelae, papyri and amulets, etc., in order to ensure the well-being of their dead in the world beyond the grave. These translations first appeared in the third volume of my work on The Book of The Dead, which was published under the title "The Chapters of Coming Forth by Day" at the end of the year 1897, where they seemed to be a necessary accompaniment to the edition of the hieroglyphic texts of Theban Recension and the hieroglyphic vocabulary thereto. The demand for that bulky and comparatively expensive work proved that it filled a want, but soon after its appearance frequent requests were made that the English translation might be issued in a smaller and handier form.

Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music

Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music
Author: K. F. B. Fletcher
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 135007537X

This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the globe, including: Blind Guardian (Germany), Therion (Sweden), Celtic Frost, Eluveitie (Switzerland), Ex Deo (Canada/Italy), Heimdall, Stormlord, Ade (Italy), Kawir (Greece), Theatre of Tragedy (Norway), Iron Maiden, Bal-Sagoth (UK), and Nile (US). These and other bands are shown to draw inspiration from Classical literature and mythology such as the Homeric Hymns, Vergil's Aeneid, and Caesar's Gallic Wars, historical figures from Rome and ancient Egypt, and even pagan and occult aspects of antiquity. These bands' engagements with Classical antiquity also speak to contemporary issues of nationalism, identity, sexuality, gender, and globalization. The contributors show how the genre of heavy metal brings its own perspectives to Classical reception, and demonstrate that this music-often dismissed as lowbrow-engages in sophisticated dialogue with ancient texts, myths, and historical figures. The authors reveal aspects of Classics' continued appeal while also arguing that the engagement with myth and history is a defining characteristic of heavy metal music, especially in countries that were once part of the Roman Empire.