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Author : Emily Teeter
Release : 2011-06-13
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 555/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt by : Emily Teeter
Download or read book Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt written by Emily Teeter. This book was released on 2011-06-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a vivid reconstruction of ancient Egyptian religious rituals that were enacted in temples, tombs, and private homes.
Author : Stephen Quirke
Release : 1993-01
Genre : Egypt
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Book Rating : 270/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient Egyptian Religion by : Stephen Quirke
Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Religion written by Stephen Quirke. This book was released on 1993-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Baines
Release : 1991
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 865/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Religion in Ancient Egypt by : John Baines
Download or read book Religion in Ancient Egypt written by John Baines. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lectures given at a symposium held in 1987, sponsored by Fordham University.
Author : Melinda K. Hartwig
Release : 2014-12-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 095/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art by : Melinda K. Hartwig
Download or read book A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art written by Melinda K. Hartwig. This book was released on 2014-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art. • Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award for Single Volume Reference in the Humanities & Social Sciences • Features contributions from top scholars in their respective fields of expertise relating to ancient Egyptian art • Provides overviews of past and present scholarship and suggests new avenues to stimulate debate and allow for critical readings of individual art works • Explores themes and topics such as methodological approaches, transmission of Egyptian art and its connections with other cultures, ancient reception, technology and interpretation, • Provides a comprehensive synthesis on a discipline that has diversified to the extent that it now incorporates subjects ranging from gender theory to ‘X-ray fluorescence’ and ‘image-based interpretations systems’
Author : Rosalie David
Release : 2002-10-03
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 383/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt by : Rosalie David
Download or read book Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt written by Rosalie David. This book was released on 2002-10-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. Religion and magic permeated their civilization, and this book provides a unique insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. Arranged chronologically, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the world of half-human/ half-animal gods and goddesses; death rituals, the afterlife and mummification; the cult of sacred animals, pyramids, magic and medicine. An appendix contains translations of Ancient Eygtian spells.
