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| Author | : Geraldine Pinch |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2002-09-17 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1576077632 |
Spanning ancient Egyptian culture (ca. 3200 B.C.E. to C.E. 400), the Handbook of Egyptian Mythology is the only complete survey of Egyptian mythology of its kind available in English. In this comprehensive introduction to Egyptian mythology, author Geraldine Pinch shows how the mythology of Ancient Egypt must be pieced together from a variety of written and visual sources. Relationships between deities changed, and the Egyptian myths were never gathered by priests into an "authorized version." Handbook of Egyptian Mythology provides a brief discussion about the nature of myths; the concept of time in Egyptian mythology; a historical overview of the sources of Egyptian myth; and a dictionary of deities, themes, and concepts, which concentrates on the prominent gods and goddesses in Egyptian myth. The book also includes references to general works on Egyptian culture, religion, and myth; translations of ancient texts; and a selection of literature influenced by Egyptian myth.
| Author | : Ann Rosalie David |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780195132151 |
Explores the lifestyles of the ancient Egyptians including, economy and industry, foreign trade and transportation, architecture, and more.
| Author | : Christina Riggs |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 816 |
| Release | : 2012-06-21 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0191626333 |
Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an intricate cultural discourse involving themes that resonate today - east and west, old world and new, acculturation and shifting identities, patterns of language use and religious belief, and the management of agriculture and trade. Roman Egypt was a literal and figurative crossroads shaped by the movement of people, goods, and ideas, and framed by permeable boundaries of self and space. This handbook is unique in drawing together many different strands of research on Roman Egypt, in order to suggest both the state of knowledge in the field and the possibilities for collaborative, synthetic, and interpretive research. Arranged in seven thematic sections, each of which includes essays from a variety of disciplinary vantage points and multiple sources of information, it offers new perspectives from both established and younger scholars, featuring individual essay topics, themes, and intellectual juxtapositions.
| Author | : Robert Springborg |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2023-05-31 |
| Genre | : Egypt |
| ISBN | : 9780367694395 |
A uniquely multidisciplinary analysis of the history, politics, economy, legal system, environment and popular culture of contemporary Egypt. Chapters written by Egyptian and non-Egyptian specialists A collaborative project led by seven editors each of whom is a leading expert in the respective subfield Ideal as a general introduction to contemporary Egypt
| Author | : Barry Kemp |
| Publisher | : Granta Books |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2012-09-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1847087515 |
The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to overcome the dangers lurking in the Otherworld and to become one with the gods who governed. Barry Kemp selects a number of spells to explore who and what the Egyptians feared and the kind of assistance that the Book offered them, revealing a relationship between the human individual and the divine quite unlike that found in the major faiths of the modern world.
| Author | : Joann Fletcher |
| Publisher | : Watkins Media Limited |
| Total Pages | : 145 |
| Release | : 2012-01-18 |
| Genre | : Self-Help |
| ISBN | : 1844838056 |
A unique, affordable guide to the diverse belief system of the ancient Egyptians. Historian Joann Fletcher traces the stages of life from conception to the existence beyond the tomb. She gives particular emphasis to the hazardous voyage of the soul and focuses on key themes such as creation, magic, ritual and eternity. Fully-illustated and printed on high-quality paper, the book provides an excellent introductoin to ancient Egyptian mythology and ritual encompassing the gods, creation, life, death and the afterlife. --Reveals the mysteries of the ancient Egyptians’ fascinating and amazingly diverse belief system, with its emphasis on funerary cults. --Displays a wealth of quotations from ancient Egyptian sources, including intriguing spells from the Book of the Dead and mystical ritual incantations. --Unfolds the rich tapestry of ancient Egyptian myth, from the powers of the gods and pharaohs to the journey in search of the eternal paradise. --Contains more than 90 evocative photographs of ancient Egyptian sites and artefacts plus more than 40 specially-commissioned colour artworks.
| Author | : Arthur Goldschmidt |
| Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1438108249 |
Chronicles the history of Egyptian politics, economics, social and cultural developments from ancient times to the present.
| Author | : Joshua Aaron Roberson |
| Publisher | : Lockwood Press |
| Total Pages | : 595 |
| Release | : 2014-06-23 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1937040259 |
Collections of scenes and texts designated variously as the "Book of the Earth," "Creation of the Solar Disc," and "Book of Aker" were inscribed on the walls of royal sarcophagus chambers throughout Egypt's Ramessid period (Dynasties 19-20). This material illustrated discrete episodes from the nocturnal voyage of the sun god, which functioned as a model for the resurrection of the deceased king. These earliest "Books of the Earth" employed mostly ad hoc arrangements of scenes, united by shared elements of iconography, an overarching, bipartite symmetry of composition, and their frequent pairing with representations of the double sky overhead. From the Twenty-First Dynasty and later, selections of programmatic tableaux were adapted for use in private mortuary contexts, often in conjunction with innovative or previously unattested annotations. The present study collects and analyzes all currently known Book of the Earth material, including discussions of iconography, grammar, orthography, and architectural setting.
| Author | : Ian Shaw |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 1300 |
| Release | : 2020-05-11 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0199271879 |
The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology offers a comprehensive survey of the entire study of ancient Egypt, from prehistory through to the end of the Roman period. Authoritative yet accessible, and covering a wide range of topics, it is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and general readers alike.
| Author | : Muata Ashby |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 2000-10-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781884564529 |
I Know myself, I know myself, I am One With God -From the Pert Em Heru "The Ru Pert em Heru" or "Ancient Egyptian Book of The Dead," or "Book of Coming Forth By Day" as it is more popularly known, has fascinated the world since the successful translation of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic scripture over 150 years ago. The astonishing writings in it reveal that the Ancient Egyptians believed in life after death and in an ultimate destiny to discover the Divine. The elegance and aesthetic beauty of the hieroglyphic text itself has inspired many see it as an art form in and of itself. But is there more to it than that? Did the Ancient Egyptian wisdom contain more than just aphorisms and hopes of eternal life beyond death? In this volume Dr. Muata Ashby, the author of over 25 books on Ancient Egyptian Yoga Philosophy has produced a new translation of the original texts which uncovers a mystical teaching underlying the sayings and rituals instituted by the Ancient Egyptian Sages and Saints. "Once the philosophy of Ancient Egypt is understood as a mystical tradition instead of as a religion or primitive mythology, it reveals its secrets which if practiced today will lead anyone to discover the glory of spiritual self-discovery. The Pert em Heru is in every way comparable to the Indian Upanishads or the Tibetan Book of the Dead." $28.95 ISBN# 1-884564-28-3 Size: 81/2" X
