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Author : Lesley Jackson
Release : 2020-07-06
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 224/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hathor by : Lesley Jackson
Download or read book Hathor written by Lesley Jackson. This book was released on 2020-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bleeker
Release : 2018-11-13
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 448/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hathor and Thoth by : Bleeker
Download or read book Hathor and Thoth written by Bleeker. This book was released on 2018-11-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alison Roberts
Release : 1995
Genre : Egypt
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Book Rating : 300/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hathor Rising by : Alison Roberts
Download or read book Hathor Rising written by Alison Roberts. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing together temple art, myths, rituals and poetry, Hathor Rising reveals a rich tradition of feminine divinity. It explores how the sexual polarity of Hathor and the sun god manifests in the Pharaoh's life' as well as Hathor's connection with Isis and the moon cults. The serpent cult was given a new impetus by Hatshepsut, the innovative female Pharaoh whose remarkable reign, early in the 15th century BC, laid the foundations for the cultural splendour of New Kingdom Egypt. Ecstatic, musical, heart-centred -- the serpent tradition was interrupted only by the reign of Akhenaten who suppressed much of the serpent cult in favour of a trinitarian father god.
Author : Carolyn Graves-Brown
Release : 2010-05-07
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 228/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dancing for Hathor by : Carolyn Graves-Brown
Download or read book Dancing for Hathor written by Carolyn Graves-Brown. This book was released on 2010-05-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fragmentary evidence allows us only tantalising glimpses of the sophisticated and complex society of the ancient Egyptians, but the Greek historian Herodotus believed that the Egyptians had 'reversed the ordinary practices of mankind' in treating their women better than any of the other civilizations of the ancient world . Carolyn Graves-Brown draws on funerary remains, tomb paintings, architecture and textual evidence to explore all aspects of women in Egypt from goddesses and queens to women as the 'vessels of creation'. Perhaps surprisingly the most common career for women, after housewife and mother, was the priesthood, where women served deities, notably Hathor, with music and dance. Many would come to the temples of Hathor to have their dreams interpreted, or to seek divine inspiration. This is a wide ranging and revealing account told with authority and verve.
Author : Alison Roberts
Release : 1997-06-01
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Book Rating : 217/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hathor Rising by : Alison Roberts
Download or read book Hathor Rising written by Alison Roberts. This book was released on 1997-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • The first book to seriously examine the feminine aspect of Egyptian religion sheds new light on the important role of the goddess Hathor-Sekhmet. • This accessible study sheds much new light on ancient Egypt and provides a powerful new perspective on women's theology. • The text is accompanied by nearly 200 striking and unusual illustrations Drawing from temple art, myths, rituals, and poetry, Hathor Rising is the first book to seriously examine the feminine aspect of the complex Egyptian pantheon and to shed new light on the pivotal place held there by the fiery serpent-eyed goddess, Hathor-Sekhmet. The primary importance of this goddess is emphasized by the serpent coiled over the forehead of every pharaoh--the supreme symbol of royal power in ancient Egypt. The erotic vitality and fierce aggression of the goddess, qualities commonly perceived as masculine in nature, gives the reigning Pharaoh the capacity for dynamic leadership. The author explores the symbolism behind this and other manifestations of the goddess in Egyptian cosmology and provides new revelations on the rich tradition of feminine divinity in Egypt. Hathor Rising is the most important study of one of the world's oldest civilizations to appear in years.
