Religion

ISBN: 9781841719641
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This work examines the evolution of astronomical thought, as well as the various astronomical and cosmovisional ideas in pharaonic Egypt (c. 2800 -1200 BCE), after the most important religious texts (primarily Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts, an... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781885923400
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Publications
Volume: 132
With the appearance of this volume, the Oriental Institute marks the true completion of the Egyptian Coffin Texts Project , an international cooperative program begun by James Henry Breasted and Alan H. Gardiner in 1922 and edited by Adriaan de... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503514277
Published by : Brepols
Amon-Rê, apparu dans des circonstances obscures à la fin de lAncien Empire, est attesté depuis la Première Période Intermédiaire à Thèbes, où dans un premier temps, il assoit son emprise, supplantant le dieu dHermonthis, Montou. Avec la XVIIIe ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780955025624
Published by : Golden House Publications
Series: Internetbeitraege zur Aegyptologie und Sudanarchaeologie
Volume: 4
Papers of a conference hold in Berlin in 2002. The cult of divine animals is one of the most prominent features of Egyptian culture. Several authors discuss different aspects of animal cults in ancient Egypt, and also South Asia and Africa.
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ISBN: 9783770536870
Published by : Wilhelm Fink Verlag
Mysteries or secrets were central to the religion of ancient Egypt, with clues and references concealed in texts, artworks and entire monuments. This detailed and annotated study investigates the philological and iconographic evidence for the arca... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700131519
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
The significant place of death in the lives of ancient Egyptians can be seen by their belief that life and death were simply phases of the same process and in their meticulous and elaborate funerary practices. This in-depth study argues that aspec... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788882652258
Published by : L'Erma di Bretschneider
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ISBN: 9780500051207
Published by : Thames and Hudson
A systematic survey of Egyptian deities that combines a clearly presented text with lots of illustrations. The opening chapters discuss the birth, rule and decline of the gods, their form and role in religious life, religion and piety and links be... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783525530504
Published by : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
The basis of this very specialised study is the `Teaching of the Vizier Ptahhoptep', a Middle Kingdom text which is the oldest surviving example of a `wisdom' text. It provides invaluable evidence for early Egyptian beliefs regarding the nature of... .... Learn More