Religion

ISBN: 9789042926189
Published by : Peeters Press
This splendidly illustrated book serves as a dictionary of the many different types of offerings to the gods depicted in Egyptian funerary reliefs, as well as their ritual context and symbolic meaning. Over 200 offerings are divid... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503545158
Published by : Brepols
This book surveys epigraphic and archaeological evidence for temple construction and renovation throughout the Theban nome during the Roman Period, studying the newly added, although deliberately archaizing, inscriptions within th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174920
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Crown of Arsinoë II is a detailed study of a unique crown that was created for the Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Arsinoë II which has important conclusions for ancient Egyptian history. Images of Arsinoë are represen... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415649803
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Maat is the moral ideal of ancient Egypt whose texts contain information on Egypt's moral standards, its concepts of right from wrong, codes of behaviour and obligations. Written by a teacher of the tradition of Maat, this study is the `first ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789042920408
Published by : Peeters Press
Ten essays which give an account of many aspects of ancient Egyptian demonology. Topics include the multiple persona of the demonic or name vs. identity in the Egyptian formation of the demonic, nightmares and underworld demons, dream rituals a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521848558
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This book is a vivid reconstruction of the practical aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Through an examination of artefacts and inscriptions, the text explores a variety of issues. For example, who was allowed to enter the temples, and what ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521613002
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This book is a vivid reconstruction of the practical aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Through an examination of artefacts and inscriptions, the text explores a variety of issues. For example, who was allowed to enter the temples, and what ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307695
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Cross-referencing visual depictions with the more meagre archaeological record, this study presents a typology of this significant artefact. It examines the ritual uses of the amulet, and discusses its symbolic place in Egyptian theology, drawi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307909
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The principal objective of this study is to develop a synthetic perspective for enhancing the understanding of the religious roles water had in the rise and constitution of the Egyptian civilisation during the Early Dynastic Period and the Old ... .... Learn More