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Author : Barbara Watterson
Release : 1998
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The House of Horus at Edfu by : Barbara Watterson
Download or read book The House of Horus at Edfu written by Barbara Watterson. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deciphering the secret rituals celebrated in honour of the falcon-headed god Horus.
Author : Dieter Kurth
Release : 2004
Genre : Egyptian language
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Book Rating : 644/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Temple Of Edfu : Aguide By An Ancient Egyptian Priest by : Dieter Kurth
Download or read book The Temple Of Edfu : Aguide By An Ancient Egyptian Priest written by Dieter Kurth. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the oldest and most authentic guide to an ancient Egyptian temple ever written - its author was an ancient Egyptian priest who lived in the first century B.C., under the last kings of the Ptolemaic dynasty, when the construction and decoration of the huge temple of Edfu was completed. The anonymous priest's tasks was to compose a text long enough to make up a line of hieroglyphic inscription on the girdle wall of the temple, stretching around it to a length of some 300 meters, and in it describe the temple in detail - its layout and construction, the functions of its chambers and chapels, and its external appearance and the impression it conveyed to the faithful. The language of the text, arising within the long tradition of Egyptian temple building, is stylized and poetic, but remarkably, the priest fulfilled his assignment with such accuracy, devotion, and enthusiasm that the monumental inscription can be used today by the modern visitor as a reliable and informative guide to the temple." "The inscription is here translated in full, and appears with notes by the translator on the essentials of ancient Egyptian religion and ritual and on the discovery and documentation of Edfu Temple, while a comprehensive glossary explains unfamiliar terms and concepts. Illustrations of the temple, the original hieroglyphs, and the kings who build the temple complement the text."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Miroslav Verner
Release : 2013
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 632/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Temple of the World by : Miroslav Verner
Download or read book Temple of the World written by Miroslav Verner. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the prominence of ancient temples in the landscape of Egypt, books about them are surprisingly rare; this new and essential publication from a prominent Czech scholar answers the need for a study that goes beyond temple architecture to examine the spiritual, economic and political aspects of these specific institutions and the dominant roles they played. Miroslav Verner presents a deeper and more complex study of major ancient Egyptian religious centers, their principal temples, their rise and decline, their religious doctrines, cults, rituals, feasts, and mysteries. Also discussed are the various categories of priests, the organization of the priesthood, and its daily services and customs. Each chapter offers the reader essential and up-to-date information about temple complexes and the history of their archaeological exploration, in the context of the spiritual dimension and cultural legacy of ancient Egypt.
Author : Normandi Ellis
Release : 2011-10-28
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 40X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt by : Normandi Ellis
Download or read book Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt written by Normandi Ellis. This book was released on 2011-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tools to powerfully write about and manifest your life using the power found in the sacred sites of ancient Egypt • Reveals how to create meaning from one’s life experiences and manifest new destinies through spiritual writing • Contains meditations and creative writing exercises exploring sacred themes in the Egyptian Book of the Dead and other hieroglyphic texts of ancient Egypt • Shares transformative and inspiring pieces written by those who’ve attended the authors’ Egyptian sacred tours Within each of us is a story, a sacred story that needs to be told, of our heroic efforts and of our losses. The scribes of ancient Egypt devoted their lives to the writing of sacred stories. These technicians of the sacred were masters of hieroglyphic thinking, or heka--the proper words, in the proper sequence, with the proper intonation and the proper intent. Learning heka provided scribes with the power to invoke and create worlds through their words and thoughts. To the writer, heka is a magical way to create meaning from experience. Through heka we manifest new visions and new relationships to ourselves and to others. We can make new art filled with beauty and light. Revealing the spiritually transformative power of writing, the authors take us on a journey of self-discovery through the sacred sites of Egypt, from the Temple of Isis to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Through meditations and creative writing exercises exploring the powerful themes found in the hieroglyphic texts of ancient Egypt and the Egyptian Book of the Dead, they show how, through writing, we can live beyond the ordinary, give our dreams form, and discover who we really are and what our lives really mean. Sharing transformative and inspiring pieces written by those who’ve attended their Egyptian sacred tours, the authors reveal how writing your spiritual biography allows you to reconnect to the creativity and divine within, face your fears, offer gratitude for what you have, manifest new destinies, and recognize your life as part of the sacred story of Earth.
Author : Eve A. E. Reymond
Release : 1969
Genre : Mythology, Egyptian
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 110/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Mythical Origin of the Egyptian Temple by : Eve A. E. Reymond
Download or read book The Mythical Origin of the Egyptian Temple written by Eve A. E. Reymond. This book was released on 1969. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
