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Author : Jacques H. Kamstra,H. Milde,K. Wagtendonk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Buddhist eschatology
ISBN : UVA:X000878615
Author : J. Vandijk
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9056930141
In the autumn of 1997, following his sixty-fifth birthday Prof. Dr Herman te Velde retired from the chair of Egyptology at the University of Groningen. On this occasion he was presented with a volume of Egyptological studies in his honour to which colleagues and friends from all over the world contributed. Although the emphasis is on the relition of Ancient Egypt, the book covers a wide range of subjects including history and archaeology, philology and linguistics.
Author : J. H. Kamstra,H. Milde,Kees Wagtendonk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:964209615
Author : Mircea Eliade
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691238340
Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.
Author : Melissa Meyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135342074
Blood is more than a fluid solution of cells, platelets and plasma. It is a symbol for the most basic of human concerns--life, death and family find expression in rituals surrounding everything from menstruation to human sacrifice. Comprehensive in its scope and provocative in its argument, this book examines beliefs and rituals concerning blood in a range of regional and religious contexts throughout human history. Meyer reveals the origins of a wide range of blood rituals, from the earliest surviving human symbolism of fertility and the hunt, to the Jewish bris, and the clitoridectomies given to young girls in parts of Africa. The book also explores how cultural practices influence gene selection and makes a connection with the natural sciences by exploring how color perception influences the human proclivity to create blood symbols and rituals.
Author : Christopher S. Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317174851
There have been five different settings that at one time or another have contained the dead body of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, organizer of the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923) and first president of the Republic of Turkey. Narrating the story of these different architectural constructions - the bedroom in Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, where he died; a temporary catafalque in this same palace; his funeral stage in Turkey’s new capital Ankara; a temporary tomb in the Ankara Ethnographic Museum; and his permanent and monumental mausoleum in Ankara, known in Turkish as ’Anitkabir’ (Memorial Tomb) - this book also describes and interprets the movement of Atatürk’s body through the cities of Istanbul and Ankara and also the nation of Turkey to reach these destinations. It examines how each one of these locations - accidental, designed, temporary, permanent - has contributed in its own way to the construction of a Turkish national memory about Atatürk. Lastly, the two permanent constructions - the Dolmabahçe Palace bedroom and Anitkabir - have changed in many ways since their first appearance in order to maintain this national memory. These changes are exposed to reveal a dynamic, rather than dull, impression of funerary architecture.
Author : Mark Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191089763
Osiris, god of the dead, was one of ancient Egypt's most important deities. The earliest secure evidence for belief in him dates back to the fifth dynasty (c.2494-2345BC), but he continued to be worshipped until the fifth century AD. Following Osiris is concerned with ancient Egyptian conceptions of the relationship between Osiris and the deceased, or what might be called the Osirian afterlife, asking what the nature of this relationship was and what the prerequisites were for enjoying its benefits. It does not seek to provide a continuous or comprehensive account of Egyptian ideas on this subject, but rather focuses on five distinct periods in their development, spread over four millennia. The periods in question are ones in which significant changes in Egyptian ideas about Osiris and the dead are known to have occurred or where it has been argued that they did, as Egyptian aspirations for the Osirian afterlife took time to coalesce and reach their fullest form of expression. An important aim of the book is to investigate when and why such changes happened, treating religious belief as a dynamic rather than a static phenomenon and tracing the key stages in the development of these aspirations, from their origin to their demise, while illustrating how they are reflected in the textual and archaeological records. In doing so, it opens up broader issues for exploration and draws meaningful cross-cultural comparisons to ask, for instance, how different societies regard death and the dead, why people convert from one religion to another, and why they abandon belief in a god or gods altogether.
Author : Aylward Manley Blackman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 9780710304124
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Peter Moore
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789143263
Many of us, proponents and critics alike, commonly make assumptions about religion. We may presume that religion is mainly about having beliefs or being good, or that it is concerned with spiritual rather than material issues, or that religious ideas and practices are meant to be somehow timeless. Such views, Peter Moore argues, work only to obscure the truth that religion is essentially humanity’s quest to become fully human. This enlightening exposition questions our very understanding of faith and contends that religions should remain open to reinventing themselves, both practically and intellectually, rediscovering neglected traditions and finding new ways forward. Written with subtlety and passion, this book gets to the heart of ongoing debates about the validity and purpose of religion.
Author : Nadežda Gavrilović Vitas
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789699142
'Ex Asia et Syria: Religions in the Roman Central Balkans' examines the cults of Asia Minor and Syrian origin in the Roman provinces of the Central Balkans. The author analyzes all hitherto known epigraphical and archaeological material attesting to the presence of the cults in that region, a subject yet to be the object of serious scholarly study.
Author : Aylward M. Lloyd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136153860
First Published in 1998. This volume brings together for the first time in a single volume the highly significant works on ancient Egyptian religion by Aylward Manley Blackman (1883-1956). Blackman's knowledge of Egyptian religion was unrivalled. He was best known for his series of studies on Egyptian religion which have long been regarded as essential reading in the subject, and which forms the content of the present collection. Unusually, Blackman did not publish his writings in book form, but preferred to place them in a wide range of publications that are extremely difficult to obtain. Blackman's studies on Egyptian religious belief and particularly religious practice focus on areas of fundamental concern and are models of meticulous, sympathetic and penetrating scholarship. They should remain required reading for all students of Egyptian religion well into the next century. All those with an interest in the subject should welcome this volume which makes Blackman's writings accessible in a convenient form. A select bibliography provides an update and key to more recent work on topics discussed by Blackman.
Author : Aleksandra Pavićević
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781787691810
Funerary Practices in Serbia is the first book to offer a concise yet highly informative study of the historical development and current state of funerary practices in Serbia. It explores the historical roots of contemporary funerary practices in the country and provides illuminating insight into how death is "managed" in Serbia today.
Author : Jan N. Bremmer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0199220735
A brief but highly informative book on Greek religion in the classical period.
Author : Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner,Alessandro Roccati,Agata Świerzowska
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784912482
This volume represents a selection of contributions on Mediterranean themes from a wider international interdisciplinary conference on Magical Texts in Ancient Civilizations, organised by the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilizations at Jagiellonian University in Kraków in Poland between 27-28 June 2013
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781586853211
Certain symbols abound in modern Western culture that are instantly recognizable: the cross signifies Christianity, the six-pointed Star of David is revered by Jews, the golden arches frequently means it's time for lunch. Other symbols, however, require a bit of decoding-particularly those found in cemeteries. Cemeteries are virtual encyclopedias of symbolism. Engravings on tombstones, mausoleums and memorials tell us just about everything there is to know about a person- date of birth and death as well as religion, ethnicity, occupation, community interests, and much more. In the fascinating new book Stories in Stone: The Complete Guide to Cemetery Symbolism by noted author Douglas Keister, the secrets of cemetery symbolism are finally revealed. For instance, did you know that it is quite rare to see a sunflower on a tombstone? Did you know that the human foot symbolizes humility and service since it consistently touches the earth? Or the humble sheaf of wheat-while it is often used to denote someone who has lived a long and fruitful life, do you know other meanings it might carry? Stories in Stone provides history along with images of a wide variety of common and not-so-common cemetery symbols, and offers an in-depth examination of stone relics and the personal and intimate details they display-flora and fauna, religious icons, society symbols, and final impressions of how the deceased wished to be remembered. Douglas Keister has created a practical field guide that is compact and portable, perfect for those interested in family histories and genealogical research, and is the only book of its kind that unlocks the language of symbols in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand manner.