The House of Horus at Edfu
Author: Barbara Watterson
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 182
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDeciphering the secret rituals celebrated in honour of the falcon-headed god Horus.
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Temple of the World
Author: Miroslav Verner
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 625
ISBN-13: 9774165632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite the prominence of ancient temples in the landscape of Egypt, books about them are surprisingly rare; this new and essential publication from a prominent Czech scholar answers the need for a study that goes beyond temple architecture to examine the spiritual, economic and political aspects of these specific institutions and the dominant roles they played. Miroslav Verner presents a deeper and more complex study of major ancient Egyptian religious centers, their principal temples, their rise and decline, their religious doctrines, cults, rituals, feasts, and mysteries. Also discussed are the various categories of priests, the organization of the priesthood, and its daily services and customs. Each chapter offers the reader essential and up-to-date information about temple complexes and the history of their archaeological exploration, in the context of the spiritual dimension and cultural legacy of ancient Egypt.
The Mythical Origin of the Egyptian Temple
Author: Eve A. E. Reymond
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780719003110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEgyptian Mythology: A Traveler's Guide from Aswan to Alexandria
Author: Garry J. Shaw
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2021-10-26
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 050077692X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis unique approach to Egyptian mythology takes readers on a tour up the Nile, stopping at the most famous monuments and vividly retelling the myths connected to each site. Join Egyptologist Garry J. Shaw on an entertaining tour up the Nile, through a beautiful and fascinating landscape populated with a rich mythology: the stories of Horus, Isis, Osiris, and their enemies and allies in tales of vengeance, tragedy, and fantastic metamorphoses. Shaw retells these stories with his characteristic wit, and reconnects them to the temples and monuments that still stand today, offering a fresh look at the most visited sites of Egypt. The myths of ancient Egypt have survived in fragments of ancient hymns and paintings on the walls of tombs and temples, spells inked across coffins, and stories scrawled upon scrolls. Illustrations throughout bring to life the creation of the world and the nebulous netherworld; the complicated relationships between fickle gods, powerful magicians, and pharaohs; and eternal battles on a cosmic scale. Shaw’s evocative descriptions of the ancient ruins will transport readers to another landscape—including the magnificent sites of Dendera, Tell el-Amarna, Edfu, and Thebes. At each site, they will discover which gods or goddesses were worshipped there, as well as the myths and stories that formed the backdrop to the rituals and customs of everyday life. Each chapter ends with a potted history of the site, as well as tips for visiting the ruins today. Egyptian Mythology is the perfect companion to the myths of Egypt and the gods and goddesses that shaped its ancient landscape.
Essays on ancient Egypt
Author: J. Vandijk
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9789056930141
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the autumn of 1997, following his sixty-fifth birthday Prof. Dr Herman te Velde retired from the chair of Egyptology at the University of Groningen. On this occasion he was presented with a volume of Egyptological studies in his honour to which colleagues and friends from all over the world contributed. Although the emphasis is on the relition of Ancient Egypt, the book covers a wide range of subjects including history and archaeology, philology and linguistics.
The Horus Myth in Its Relation to Christianity
Author: William Ricketts Cooper
Publisher:
Published: 1877
Total Pages: 94
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLegends of the Egyptian Gods
Author: Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780486280226
DOWNLOAD EBOOK9 of the most interesting Egyptian legends in hieroglyphic texts with literal translations on facing pages. The Legend of Creation, The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind, 7 more. 19 illustrations.
gods and myths of ancient egypt
Author: robert a armour
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9789774246692
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Robert Armour's classic text, long cherished by a generation of readers, is now complemented with more than 50 new photographs by Egyptologist Edwin Brock and drawings by Elizabeth Rodenbeck that show the gods in their characteristic forms." "Armour maintains a strong narrative thread with illuminating commentary in his lively retelling of stories from Egyptian mythology, including those of the sun god Ra, the tragic tale of Isis and Osiris, the burlesque of Horus' battle with the evil Seth, and the "gods of the intellect" Thoth and Maat. Now with an updated bibliography and new appendices, this book is sure to inform and enchant a new generation of readers."--Jacket.
Between Text and Text
Author: Michaela Bauks
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Published: 2013-06-19
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 3647550256
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe intertextuality research of antique texts and their reception in Medieval and modern times is the subject of this volume: (1) What is a text and what is an intertext? This concerns the various different forms of text and how they present themselves in architecture, iconography, lexicography, the study of lists, etc. (2) Forms of intertextuality – on the relationship between writtenness and oralness, how oral texts are objectified during textualisation and become fixed acts of speech (K. Ehlich), how especially antique texts were shaped by the continual interconnectedness of oral and written traditions. (3) What is understood in ancient Oriental and antique literature by "tradition" and "transmission"? To this end, the research includes languages, historical reality and antique thought structures, making clear that the transferral of tradition occurs not only within a close cultural circle, but in the exchange with neighbouring cultures over large distances and geographic boundaries. (4) On the relationship between intertextuality and canon. A number of contributions study this aspect of ongoing historical debate as it often found for culturally definitive and canonised texts – a necessary part of the their rejuvination process. Contributions by M. Bauks, A. Lange / Z. Plese, Ph. Alexandre, S. Aufrère, M. Oeming, K. Davidowicz, A. Wagner, G. Selz, M.F. Meyer, L. Roig Lanzillotta, M. Dimitrova, F. Waldman, W. Horowitz, M. Risch, J. van Ruiten, L. Bormann, A. Miltenova, J. Taschner, G. Brooke, G. Dorival, A. Harder and S. Alkier.
Egyptian Gods & Goddesses
Author: Johnathan Deaver
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 1900-01-01
Total Pages: 109
ISBN-13: 1622751558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGods and goddesses—in human, animal, and other forms—were central to the ancient Egyptian way of life. Identified with the natural world, daily living, and the afterlife, they maintained order and prevented chaos from permeating the human world. The figures documented in ancient hieroglyphics are given dimension in this absorbing volume, which examines the characteristics and significance of many of the Egyptian gods and goddesses and also looks at related topics such as ancient symbols and the influence of Egyptian mythology on other cultures and belief systems.
