Download or read book The Rites of Passage written by Arnold van Gennep and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Van Gennep was the first observer of human behaviour to note that the ritual ceremonies that accompany the landmarks of human life differ only in detail from one culture to another, and that they are in essence universal. Originally published in English in 1960. This edition reprints the paperback edition of 1977.
Download or read book Ancient Egypt written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gods and Men in Egypt written by Françoise Dunand and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how Egyptians conceptualized with remarkable continuity their relations with the gods over a 3500-year period.
Download or read book The Mythology of All Races written by Louis Herbert Gray and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cult and Ritual in Persian Period Egypt written by Fatma Talaat Ismail and published by Yale Egyptology. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Egyptian temple walls expressed royal and political ideologies, reflected the ancient Egyptian secular and spiritual world order, supplied a medium for the reenactments of assorted myths, and implied a metaphor for the universe. The Temple of Hibis is one of the most important temples from Late Period Egypt. Despite the conventional overall architecture plan of the temple, it exhibits numerous particularities. While the more prominent parts of the temple, such as the sanctuary, have been studied by numerous scholars, in other areas the decoration schemes remain largely unexplained. This book focuses on the decorative schemes of several chapels in the earlier part of the temple, chapels that were either established and/or were decorated during the first Persian Period (525-404 BCE). These chapels were located around the main sanctuary A, but have rarely been the subject of scholarly discussions. It concentrates on a few chapels of the Temple of Hibis: chapels F and G to the south of sanctuary A on the first level of the temple and all the decorated chapels, E1, E2, H1, and H2, on the second level of the temple. Each chapter begins with a brief description of the scenes and their basic layout and a complete translation of the accompanying texts. A more in-depth analysis regarding both text and image follows in the commentary. It includes the analysis of the different aspects of the gods, their origins, and the development of their cults that are significant to the scenes and to each other. Also discussed are their coherence, any aspects that are especially emphasized, and any other information that could be gleaned from the whole scene. The analysis tries to detail the specific composition that makes up the mosaic of the picture, wall, or room. Attention is paid to both the scenic arrangement and the hieroglyphic inscriptions, as the interpretation of one would be meaningless without the other. Attention is given to investigating the general function of the different rooms by means of their decoration and by identifying the patterns or important themes generated by the layout of the scenes. The results are summarized in the last chapter. A number of line drawings have been inserted into the text beside a described scene as an aid to the reader.
Download or read book The Theology of Hathor of Dendera written by Barbara A. Richter and published by Lockwood Press. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ptolemaic period witnessed an enormous increase in the number of hieroglyphic signs and iconographic elements (composite crowns, scepters, and cult objects). The ancient scribes exploited this complexity when composing the reliefs used in temple decoration, selecting particular words, hieroglyphic signs, and iconographic elements in order to create interconnected multiple layers of meaning, forming a tapestry of sound and sight. The Theology of Hathor of Dendera examines these techniques on both micro- and macro-levels, from their smallest details to their broadest thematic connections, foregrounding individual techniques to determine the words and phrases singled out for emphasis. By synthesizing their use in the three-dimensional space of the most important cult chamber in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, this new method of analysis not only reveals the most essential characteristics of the local theology, but also shows how the ancient scribes envisioned the universe and the place of humankind within it.
Download or read book Glossary Of Ancient Egyptian Nautical Terms written by Dilwyn Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1988. This glossary of ancient Egyptian nautical terms compounds the titles of naval personnel, harbour personnel and dockyard personnel. Following this, the glossary focuses on the ship types, ship parts, ship equipment and specific naval installations. Alongside miscellaneous terms, there is additional attention made to actual names of ships, boats, and temple barks. The title concludes with a comprehensive appendix.
Download or read book Egyptian mythology written by Wilhelm Max Müller and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Primaeval Ocean written by Mark Smith and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Primaeval Ocean provides an edited text of a series of ancient Egyptian fragments written in Demotic script in the first half of the 2nd century AD, on the subject of the origins and nature of the cosmos.
Download or read book Ancient and accepted Rite Thirtieth degree Rite Ancien etc Fr and Eng written by Charles LAFFON-LADEBAT and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Le culte d Isis et les Ptol m es written by F. Dunand and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- POLITIQUE RELIGIEUSE DES PTOLÉMÉES ET HELLÉNISATION D'ISIS -- LE CULTE D'ISIS DANS L'ÉGYPTE PTOLÉMAÏQUE -- TABLE DES PLANCHES ET DES CARTES -- PLANCHES I-XLV. CARTES 1 ET 2.
Download or read book The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth written by Richard Jasnow and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2005 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The composition, which the editors entitle the "Book of Thoth", is preserved on over forty Graeco-Roman Period papyri from collections in Berlin, Copenhagen, Florence, New Haven, Paris, and Vienna. The central witness is a papyrus of fifteen columns in the Berlin Museum. Written almost entirely in the Demotic script, the Book of Thoth is probably the product of scribes of the "House of Life", the temple scriptorium. It comprises largely a dialogue between a deity, usually called "He-who-praises-knowledge" (presumably Thoth himself) and a mortal, "He-who-loves-knowledge". The work covers such topics as the scribal craft, sacred geography, the underworld, wisdom, prophecy, animal knowledge, and temple ritual. Particularly remarkable is one section (the "Vulture Text") in which each of the 42 nomes of Egypt is identified with a vulture. The language is poetic; the lines are often clearly organized into verses. The subject-matter, dialogue structure, and striking phraseology raise many issues of scholarly interest; especially intriguing are the possible connections between this Egyptian work, in which Thoth is called "thrice-great", and the classical Hermetic Corpus, in which Hermes Trismegistos plays the key role. The first volume comprises interpretative essays, discussion of specific points such as the manuscript tradition, script, and language. The core of the publication is the transliteration of the Demotic text, translation, and commentary. A consecutive translation, glossary, bibliography, and indices conclude the first volume. The second volume contains photographs of the papyri, almost all of which reproduce their original size.
Download or read book The Theosophist written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Literature written by Antonio Loprieno and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the development and the characteristics of the literature of Ancient Egypt over a period of more than two millennia, from the monumental origins of autobiography at the end of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2150 BCE) down to the latest literary compositions in Demotic during the Graeco-Roman period (300 BCE-200 CE). This book, the result of an international co-operation among more than twenty scholars, is divided into sections devoted to the definition of literary discourse in Ancient Egypt; the history and genres of these texts, their linguistic and stylistic features; and the image of Ancient Egypt as displayed in later literary traditions of the Mediterranean world - Greek, Coptic, Arabic. With over thirty chapters, this volume provides an interdisciplinary account of current research in one of the methodologically most advanced fields of Egyptology.
Download or read book Les conditions de p n tration et de diffusion des cultes gyptiens en Italie written by Malaise and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- LES PORTEURS DE NOMS THÉOPHORES ISIAQUES -- L'APPARTENANCE ETHNIQUE ET LA SITUATION SOCIALE DES ISIAQUES D'ITALIE -- LA SITUATION PROFESSIONNELLE ET ÉCONOMIQUE DES ISIAQUES D'ITALIE -- LES PRÊTRES -- LES INITIÉS ET LES FIDÈLES -- RAISONS DE LA FOI ISIAQUE: CONVICTION RELIGIEUSE OU OPPORTUNISME POLITIQUE? -- LES DIEUX ÉGYPTIENS ATTESTÉS EN ITALIE ET LEUR RÉPARTITION -- LA NATURE DES DIEUX ÉGYPTIENS EN ITALIE -- LE CULTE -- LES AUTEURS LATINS ET LA RELIGION ÉGYPTIENNE -- INTRODUCTION. IMPORTANCE DES RELATIONS COMMERCIALES. PÉNÉTRATION EN DEUX PHASES -- LA SICILE ROMAINE -- LES TRAFIQUANTS ITALIENS EN GRÈCE ET DANS LES ÎLES DE LA MER ÉGÉE -- LES TRAFIQUANTS ITALIENS EN ASIE MINEURE -- LA RÉPUBLIQUE ROMAINE ET L'ÉGYPTE PTOLÉMAÏQUE -- LA PROVINCE ROMAINE D'ÉGYPTE ET L'ITALIE -- L'EXTENSION DES CULTES ÉGYPTIENS: LES SITES ISIAQUES D'ITALIE -- NATURE ET EMPLACEMENT DES SITES ISIAQUES EN ITALIE -- ESSAI SUR LES VOlES DE PÉNÉTRATION A L'INTÉRIEUR DE L'ITALIE -- LA POLITIQUE RELIGIEUSE AVANT L'ENTRÉE DES CULTES ISIAQUES -- LES DIEUX ÉGYPTIENS DE SYLLA A OCTAVE -- LES DIEUX ÉGYPTIENS D'AUGUSTE A OTHON: DES PERSÉCUTIONS AUX EMPEREURS ÉGYPTOPHILES -- LES DIEUX ÉGYPTIENS PROTECTEURS DES FLAVIENS -- LES ANTONINS: DE LA NEUTRALITÉ DE TRAJAN A L'ENGOUEMENT DE COMMODE -- LES SÉVÈRES ET L'APOGÉE DES DIEUX ÉGYPTIENS -- L'EFFACEMENT DES DIEUX ÉGYPTIENS SOUS L'ANARCHIE MILITAIRE ET LES EMPEREURS ILLYRIENS -- LE IVe SIÈCLE: LES DIEUX ÉGYPTIENS AU SERVICE DE LA RÉACTION PAÏENNE -- L'IMPORTANCE DES CULTES ÉGYPTIENS -- LES RAPPORTS DES CULTES ÉGYPTIENS AVEC LES CULTES ORIENTAUX -- CONCLUSIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHIE -- INDEX ANALYTIQUE.
Download or read book The Cannibal Hymn written by Christopher Eyre and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.
Download or read book Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty first Century Archaeology written by zahi hawass and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive three-volume set marks the publication of the proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists, held in Cairo in 2000, the largest Congress since the inaugural meeting in 1979. Organized thematically to reflect the breadth and depth of the material presented at this event, these papers provide a survey of current Egyptological research at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The proceedings include the eight Millennium Debates led by esteemed Egyptologists, addressing key issues in the field, as well as nearly every paper presented at the Congress. The 275 papers cover the whole spectrum of Egyptological research. Grouped under the themes of archaeology, history, religion, language, conservation, and museology, and written in English, French, and German, these contributions together form the most comprehensive picture of Egyptology today.
