Religion

ISBN: 9789004144972
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
In 2001 a conference was held at the University of Pennsylvania which focuses on the role of divinity in antiquity, which, the editors argue, was `a central phenomenon in the lives of ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians'. In these nine specia... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781405110730
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Osiris, ruler of the netherworld, played a central part in the religious life of the ancient Egyptians, and his cult grew in popularity down the ages, resonating in all the cultures of the Mediterranean. Drawing together the numerous records ab... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781405131797
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Osiris, ruler of the netherworld, played a central part in the religious life of the ancient Egyptians, and his cult grew in popularity down the ages, resonating in all the cultures of the Mediterranean. Drawing together the numerous records ab... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781871266245
Published by : Darengo Publications
This book is the first comprehensive study of the jackal divinities of Egypt during the pharaonic period and is the result of nearly twenty years research. In this volume, the author studies the iconography, nature, and functions of Anubis and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503518244
Published by : Brepols
Series: Rites Egyptiens
Volume: 11
Unter den sogenannten thoërisgestaltigen Göttinnen, d.h. aufrechtstehenden nilpferdgestaltigen Wesen mit Löwentatzen und einem Krokodil auf dem Ruecken, können einige als Monatsgöttinnen identifiziert werden. Sie werden nach Aussage der Inschrifte... .... Learn More

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 a... .... 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 a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780801488535
Published by : Cornell Univ Press
Translated from the French (published 2002) this English edition looks at the history of Gods and Men in Egypt from the time of the pharaohs to the arrival of Christianity. The first part of the book, written by Christiane Zivie-Coche, takes ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789774247644
Published by : American Univ. in Cairo Press
In the 1st century BC an anonymous priest was instructed to compose a hieroglyphic text, describing Edfu's temple in detail, which would be inscribed around the temple's enclosure wall. His faithful description still serves its original purpose... .... Learn More