Beliefs Rituals And Symbols Of Ancient Egypt Mesopotamia And The Fertile Crescent

Author : Cavendish Square Publishing LLC,Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627125710

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Beliefs, Rituals, and Symbols of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Fertile Crescent by Cavendish Square Publishing LLC,Dean Miller Pdf

This comprehensive atlas explores the varied ritual practices and religious beliefs in the ancient cultural region thought to be the cradle of civilization. The captivating history of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the area known as the Fertile Crescent, unfolds through a pictorial and illustrated journey. Through a robust glossary, sidebars, and thematic introductions the social studies content of this fascinating subject becomes easily digestible, for even the most reluctant reader, while the further reading section inspires future research.

Author : Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627126786

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The Seasons by Dean Miller Pdf

Learn about the folklore and beliefs associated with natural rites around the world in this richly illustrated text.

Author : Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627126755

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Prophets and Prophecy by Dean Miller Pdf

Find a path to the future as you discover the great traditions of fortune telling of the past.

Author : Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627126830

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Apocalyptic Visions by Dean Miller Pdf

Learn about the beliefs and folklore of death, the apocalypse, and the afterlife of societies around the globe, including articles on heaven and hell, our fascination with the dead, the quest for immortality, and so much more.

Author : Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627125741

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Witches and Witchcraft by Dean Miller Pdf

Magical phenomenon, pagan worship, sorcery, and religion have all at one time been thought of as witchcraft. Witches, were labeled magical wizards, or sorcerers who had powers to conjure ill feeling or will toward non-magical people. These ideas predate the Anglo-Saxon period. This engaging and meticulously illustrated atlas reveals cultural ideas, from a global perspective, about witches and witchcraft, their place in their society, and the sometimes cruel punishments they were subjected to. Sidebars and boxes highlight interesting facts, glossary, an index, and resources for further study conclude this fascinating book.

Author : Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627125789

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Legendary Creatures and Monsters by Dean Miller Pdf

This comprehensive atlas provides information on supernatural beings from around the world, presented in alphabetical order and including such creatures as changelings, the hydra, and werewolves. Sidebars and boxes highlight interesting facts, glossary, an index, and resources for further study conclude this meticulously illustrated book.

Author : Beatrice Laura Goff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 0100003133

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Symbols of Ancient Egypt in the Late Period by Beatrice Laura Goff Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : 1435101219

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Ancient Civilizations by Anonim Pdf

From the dazzling temples of the Acropolis to the strange and enigmatic glyphs of the Maya, Ancient Civilizations takes readers on a fascinating journey back in time. This richly illustrated book explores the beliefs, rituals, arts and myths of ancient cultures across the world, beginning with the first civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and progressing to the early Middle Ages. Informative, accessible text and gorgeous, detailed photographs of art work and sacred sites give readers real insight into our ancient ancestors' daily lives. Special emphasis is given to symbols, sacred texts, religious ceremonies, gods and goddesses, visions of the cosmos, and sacred sites. If you've ever felt drawn to the magic, legends, and mysteries of the past, this is the perfect book for both reading pleasure and reference.

Author : Emily Teeter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
ISBN : 1139233491

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Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt by Emily Teeter Pdf

This book is a vivid reconstruction of ancient Egyptian religious rituals that were enacted in temples, tombs, and private homes.

Author : A. Leo Oppenheim
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226177670

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Ancient Mesopotamia by A. Leo Oppenheim Pdf

"This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about the ancient and complementary civilizations of Babylon and Assyria."—Edward B. Garside, New York Times Book Review Ancient Mesopotamia—the area now called Iraq—has received less attention than ancient Egypt and other long-extinct and more spectacular civilizations. But numerous small clay tablets buried in the desert soil for thousands of years make it possible for us to know more about the people of ancient Mesopotamia than any other land in the early Near East. Professor Oppenheim, who studied these tablets for more than thirty years, used his intimate knowledge of long-dead languages to put together a distinctively personal picture of the Mesopotamians of some three thousand years ago. Following Oppenheim's death, Erica Reiner used the author's outline to complete the revisions he had begun. "To any serious student of Mesopotamian civilization, this is one of the most valuable books ever written."—Leonard Cottrell, Book Week "Leo Oppenheim has made a bold, brave, pioneering attempt to present a synthesis of the vast mass of philological and archaeological data that have accumulated over the past hundred years in the field of Assyriological research."—Samuel Noah Kramer, Archaeology A. Leo Oppenheim, one of the most distinguished Assyriologists of our time, was editor in charge of the Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute and John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Chicago.

Author : Beatrice Laura Goff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:836577719

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Symbols of Ancient Egypt in the Late Period by Beatrice Laura Goff Pdf

Author : Albertina (Tineke) Nugteren
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783038977520

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Religion, Ritual and Ritualistic Objects by Albertina (Tineke) Nugteren Pdf

This is a volume about the life and power of ritual objects in their religious ritual settings. In this Special Issue, we see a wide range of contributions on material culture and ritual practices across religions. By focusing on the dynamic interrelations between objects, ritual, and belief, it explores how religion happens through symbolic materiality. The ritual objects presented in this volume include: masks worn in the Dogon dance; antique ecclesiastical silver objects carried around in festive processions and shown in shrines in the southern Andes; funerary photographs and films functioning as mnemonic objects for grieving children; a dented rock surface perceived to be the god’s footprint in the archaic place of pilgrimage, Gaya (India); a recovered manual of rituals (from Xiapu county) for Mani, the founder of Manichaeism, juxtaposed to a Manichaean painting from southern China; sacred stories and related sacred stones in the Alor–Pantar archipelago, Indonesia; lotus symbolism, indicating immortalizing plants in the mythic traditions of Egypt, the Levant, and Mesopotamia; lavishly illustrated variations of portrayals of Ravana, a Sinhalese god-king-demon; figurines made of cow dung sculptured by rural women in Rajasthan (India); and mythical artifacts called ‘Apples of Eden’ in a well-known interactive game series.

Author : Jan Assmann
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801464867

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Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt by Jan Assmann Pdf

"Human beings," the acclaimed Egyptologist Jan Assmann writes, "are the animals that have to live with the knowledge of their death, and culture is the world they create so they can live with that knowledge." In his new book, Assmann explores images of death and of death rites in ancient Egypt to provide startling new insights into the particular character of the civilization as a whole. Drawing on the unfamiliar genre of the death liturgy, he arrives at a remarkably comprehensive view of the religion of death in ancient Egypt. Assmann describes in detail nine different images of death: death as the body being torn apart, as social isolation, the notion of the court of the dead, the dead body, the mummy, the soul and ancestral spirit of the dead, death as separation and transition, as homecoming, and as secret. Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt also includes a fascinating discussion of rites that reflect beliefs about death through language and ritual.

Author : R. T. Rundle Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Mythology, Egyptian
ISBN : OCLC:30235933

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Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt by R. T. Rundle Clark Pdf

Author : Lucia Gahlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : 0754824276

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Gods, Rites, Rituals and Religion of Ancient Egypt by Lucia Gahlin Pdf