Author : Roel B. van den Broek
Release : 2015-11-16
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Myth of the Phoenix According to Classical and Early Christian Traditions by : Roel B. van den Broek

Download or read book The Myth of the Phoenix According to Classical and Early Christian Traditions written by Roel B. van den Broek. This book was released on 2015-11-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE EGYPTIAN BENU AND THE CLASSICAL PHOENIX -- A COPTIC TEXT ON THE PHOENIX -- THE NAME PHOENIX -- LIFESPAN AND APPEARANCES -- THE DEATH AND REBIRTH OF THE PHOENIX -- THE PHOENIX AS BIRD OF THE SUN -- THE ABODE -- THE FOOD -- THE SEX -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MYTH OF THE PHOENIX SOME CONCLUSIONS -- THE PHOENIX IN CLASSICAL AND EARLY CHRISTIAN ART -- BIBLICAL AND JEWISH TEXTS -- CORRIGENDA ET ADDENDA -- Maps I and II.