The Religious Nile

Author : Terje Oestigaard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Nile River
ISBN : 1786722429

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The Religious Nile by Terje Oestigaard Pdf

"The Nile is arguably the most famous river in the world. For millennia, the search for its source defeated emperors and explorers. Yet the search for its source also contained a religious quest - a search for the origin of its divine and life-giving waters. Terje Oestigaard reveals how the beliefs associated with the river have played a key role in the cultural development and make-up of the societies and civilizations associated with it. Drawing upon his personal experience and fieldwork in Africa, including details of rites and ceremonies now fast disappearing, the author brings out in rich detail the religious and spiritual meanings attached to the life-giving waters by those whose lives are so bound to the river. Part religious quest, part exploration narrative, the author shows how this mighty river is a powerful source for a greater understanding of human nature, society and religion."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Author : Gedef Abawa Firew,Anders Kaliff
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443867917

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The Source of the Blue Nile by Gedef Abawa Firew,Anders Kaliff Pdf

Ethiopia has a rich and fascinating cultural heritage structured around water. The River Nile has been seen by many as the most important river in the world, and the secrets of the sources of the Nile and their mysteries have, from the dawn of civilization, attracted philosophers, emperors and explorers searching for answers. The source of the Blue Nile, Gish Abay, is believed to be the outlet of the biblical river Gihon, flowing directly from Paradise, linking this world with Heaven. The holiness of Abay (the Blue Nile) and its source in particular still has an important role in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. In the Lake Tana region, there are also numerous other myths, traditions and rituals concerning the river. Several of the island monasteries are incredibly holy, and indigenous practices and sacrifices to the river are still conducted. The most important celebration in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the Timkat festival, which is an annual commemoration of the importance of baptism. Despite the importance of the River Nile from antiquity to present-day practices and beliefs in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, very little research has been conducted on the cultural and religious aspects of the Blue Nile in general and its source, Gish Abay, and Lake Tana in Ethiopia in particular. This book combines historic sources and new empirical ethnography, presenting parts of this cultural heritage and the traditions of water along the Blue Nile.

Author : Terje Oestigaard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781838609641

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The Religious Nile by Terje Oestigaard Pdf

The Nile is arguably the most famous river in the world. For millennia, the search for its source defeated emperors and explorers. Yet the search for its source also contained a religious quest - a search for the origin of its divine and life-giving waters. Terje Oestigaard reveals how the beliefs associated with the river have played a key role in the cultural development and make-up of the societies and civilizations associated with it. Drawing upon his personal experience and fieldwork in Africa, including details of rites and ceremonies now fast disappearing, the author brings out in rich detail the religious and spiritual meanings attached to the life-giving waters by those whose lives are so bound to the river. Part religious quest, part exploration narrative, the author shows how this mighty river is a powerful source for a greater understanding of human nature, society and religion.

Author : Terje Oestigaard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781838609634

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The Religious Nile by Terje Oestigaard Pdf

The Nile is arguably the most famous river in the world. For millennia, the search for its source defeated emperors and explorers. Yet the search for its source also contained a religious quest - a search for the origin of its divine and life-giving waters. Terje Oestigaard reveals how the beliefs associated with the river have played a key role in the cultural development and make-up of the societies and civilizations associated with it. Drawing upon his personal experience and fieldwork in Africa, including details of rites and ceremonies now fast disappearing, the author brings out in rich detail the religious and spiritual meanings attached to the life-giving waters by those whose lives are so bound to the river. Part religious quest, part exploration narrative, the author shows how this mighty river is a powerful source for a greater understanding of human nature, society and religion.

Author : Chester Higgins
Publisher : March Forth Imprint
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0578851180

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Sacred Nile by Chester Higgins Pdf

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Author : Ḥagai Erlikh
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1555879705

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The Cross and the River by Ḥagai Erlikh Pdf

The ongoing Egyptian-Ethiopian dispute over the Nile waters is potentially one of the most difficult issues on the current international agenda, central to the very life of the two countries. Analyzing the context of the dispute across a span of more than a thousand years, The Cross and the River delves into the heart of both countries' identities and cultures. Erlich deftly weaves together three themes: the political relationship between successive Ethiopian and Egyptian regimes; the complex connection between the Christian churches in the two countries; and the influence of the Nile river system on Ethiopian and Egyptian definitions of national identity and mutual perceptions of the Other. Drawing on a vast range of sources, his study is key to an understanding of a bond built on both interdependence and conflict.

Author : Harco Willems,Jan-Michael Dahms
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9783839436158

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The Nile: Natural and Cultural Landscape in Egypt by Harco Willems,Jan-Michael Dahms Pdf

Although Herodot's dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impacted on ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on the textual and iconographic record, whereas archaeologists and earth scientists approach the issue from the perspective of natural sciences. The contributions in this volume bridge this gap by analyzing the river both as a natural and as a cultural phenomenon. Adopting an approach of cultural ecology, it addresses issues like ancient land use, administration and taxation, irrigation, and religious concepts.

Author : Christian Cannuyer
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0810929791

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Discoveries: Coptic Egypt by Christian Cannuyer Pdf

Egypt, land of the Bible, has been home since the time of Christ to an ancient sect of Christians called the Copts. According to legend, Mark the Evangelist founded their church in Alexandria in the 1st century AD, when Egypt was under Roman rule and practiced polytheistic religions. Though Egypt long ago became a Muslim nation, the Copts maintained their traditions and rites at monasteries and villages throughout the Nile Valley, the river delta, and the Mediterranean coast, and still do so today.

Author : Paul G.P. Meyboom
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004283831

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The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina by Paul G.P. Meyboom Pdf

The famous Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, ancient Praeneste in central Italy, dating to c. 100 B.C., is one of the earliest large mosaics which have been preserved from the classical world. It presents a unique, comprehensive picture of Egypt and Nubia. The interpretation of the mosaic is disputed, suggestions ranging from an exotic decoration to a topographical picture or a religious allegory. The present study demonstrates that the mosaic depicts rituals connected with Isis and Osiris and the yearly Nile flood. The presence of these Egyptian religious scenes at Praeneste can be explained by the assimilation of isis and Fortuna, the tutelary goddess of Praeneste, and by the interpretation of the mosaic as a symbol of divine providence.

Author : Nile Green
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190222536

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Terrains of Exchange by Nile Green Pdf

Examines how encounters throughout Eurasia and beyond transformed Muslim practices and the history of Islam.--Provided by publisher.

Author : Neil McHugh
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Gezira (Sudan : Region)
ISBN : 0810110695

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Holymen of the Blue Nile by Neil McHugh Pdf

Author : Robert Wild
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004295674

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Water in the Cultic Worship of Isis and Sarapis by Robert Wild Pdf

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE -- THE NILE WATER CRYPTS -- OTHER TYPES OF FIXED NILE WATER CONTAINERS -- WHY NILE WATER? 1. EVIDENCE FROM THE CRYPTS -- WHY NILE WATER? 2. EVIDENCE FROM OUTSIDE THE CULT -- WHY NILE WATER? 3. THE OSIRIS EVIDENCE -- ABLUTION FACILITIES AND RITUALS -- EGYPTIANIZING THE CULT OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS -- SURVEY OF THE SITES -- OTHER TYPES OF CRYPTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CULT -- NOTES -- INDICES -- LIST OF PLATES -- PLATES I-XXX AND MAP.

Author : Karol Myśliwiec
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 0801440009

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Eros on the Nile by Karol Myśliwiec Pdf

Daily life in ancient Egypt was saturated with eroticism and much influenced by cult and magic as well. Ancient Egyptian religion, with its variety of gods living, feeling, and reacting much like mortals, is a valuable index of human lifestyles of the day. This text addresses selected facets of the erotic concepts and practices of the ancient Egyptians, as recorded in art and literature; it also describes some recent archaeological discoveries.

Author : Rolfe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0846442418

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Initiation by the Nile by Rolfe Pdf

Author : Ḥagai Erlikh,I. Gershoni
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1555876722

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The Nile by Ḥagai Erlikh,I. Gershoni Pdf

Contributors, consisting of historians and other scholars from Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Europe, Israel, Sudan, and the US, trace the complex intercultural relations that have revolved around the Nile River throughout recorded history. The volume's 20 articles focus on four themes: peoples and identities in medieval times; the Nile as seen from a distance (such as from Europe and as a gateway for missionary activity); mid-century perspectives; and contemporary views including the Aswan High Dam and revolutionary symbolism in Egypt. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.