Religion
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Lotus and Laurel [Hardback]
Rune Nyord (Editor); Kim Ryholt (Editor)
£66.50ISBN: 9788763542081
Published by : Museum Tusculanum Press
Lotus and Laurel brings together a wealth of essays in celebration of Paul John Frandsen, who has had a distinguished career as a scholar of ancient Egyptian language and religion. The contributors are friends, colleagues, or form... .... Learn More -
Proceedings of the Tenth International Congress of Egyptologists [Hardback]
N. Lazaridis (Editor); P. Kousoulis (Editor)
£343.00ISBN: 9789042925502
Published by : Peeters Press
Volume: 1
These volumes publish more than 150 papers presented at the Tenth International Congress of Egyptologists, organized at the University of the Aegean (Rhodes), 22-29 May 2008. The articles are arranged in thematic sections, dealing with Archaeology... .... Learn More -
The Egyptian Oracle Project: Ancient Ceremony in Augmented Reality [Paperback]
Robyn Gillam (Editor); Jeffrey Jacobson (Editor)
£24.99ISBN: 9781780932163
Published by : Bloomsbury
For more than 2,000 years, between 1500 BCE and 600 CE, the Egyptian processional oracle was one of the main points of contact between temple-based religion and the general population. In a public ceremony, a god would indicate its will or answer ... .... Learn More -
The Egyptian Oracle Project: Ancient Ceremony in Augmented Reality (Bloomsbury Egyptology) [Hardback]
Robyn Gillam (Editor); Jeffrey Jacobson (Editor)
£85.00ISBN: 9781474234153
Published by : Bloomsbury
For more than 2,000 years, between 1500 BCE and 600 CE, the Egyptian processional oracle was one of the main points of contact between temple-based religion and the general population. In a public ceremony, a god would indicate its will or answer ... .... Learn More -
Gods and Myths of Ancient Egypt [Paperback]
Robert A. Armour (Author)
£12.99ISBN: 9789774167485
Published by : American University in Cairo Press
Robert Armour's classic text, long cherished by a generation of readers, is now complemented with more than 50 new photographs and line drawings that show the gods and goddesses in their characteristic forms. Armour maintains a strong narrative th... .... Learn More -
Mantike: Studies in Ancient Divination [Paperback]
Sarah Iles Johnston (Editor); Peter T. Struck (Editor)
£46.00ISBN: 9789004283343
Published by : BRILL
This book thoroughly revisits divination as a central phenomenon in the lives of ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. It collects studies from many periods in Graeco-Roman history, from the Archaic period to the late Roman, and touches on many d... .... Learn More -
Christian Women in the Greek Papyri of Egypt to 400 CE [Paperback]
Erica Mathieson (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9782503552415
Published by : Brepols
The documentary papyri are an unparalleled source for the study of women in antiquity. Among them are numbers of female-authored texts which allow women’s voices to be heard. In the period to 400 CE twenty-six of these texts... .... Learn More -
Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism [Hardback]
James K. Hoffmeier (Author)
£37.49ISBN: 9780199792085
Published by : Oxford University Press
Pharaoh Akhenaten, who reigned for seventeen years in the fourteenth century B.C.E, is one of the most intriguing rulers of ancient Egypt. His odd appearance and his preoccupation with worshiping the sun disc Aten have stimulated ... .... Learn More -
A Cosmopolitan City: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Old Cairo [Paperback]
T. Vorderstrasse (Editor); Tanya Treptow (Editor)
£19.50ISBN: 9781614910268
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications
Volume: 38
This companion volume to the exhibit examines the multicultural city of Fustat, capital of medieval Egypt and predecessor to modern Cairo. It explores the interactions of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities within urban city... .... Learn More -
The Role of the Lector in Ancient Egyptian Society [Paperback]
Roger Forshaw (Author)
£31.00ISBN: 9781784910327
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
Volume: 5
The lector is first attested during the 2nd Dynasty and is subsequently recognised throughout ancient Egypt history. In previous studies the lector is considered to be one of the categories of the ancient Egyptian priesthood. He is perceived to be... .... Learn More
