ISBN:
9780191516696
,
0191516694
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (160 Seiten)
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Very short introductions 106
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
398.20932
Keywords:
Religion
;
Social Science
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
;
Mythology, Egyptian
;
Cultuurgeschiedenis
;
Oudheid
;
Mythologie
;
Kulturgeschichte
;
Mythology, Egyptian
;
Mythologie
;
Ägypten
;
Einführung
;
Ägypten
;
Mythologie
Description / Table of Contents:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description / Table of Contents:
The myth of Egypt : imagined Egypts -- Divine words : language and myth -- The gods themselves : deities and myth -- The beautiful moment : creation myths -- Black land, red land : the landscapes of myth -- Lord of the two lands : myths of nationhood -- The big fight : conflict and reconciliation -- The eyes of heaven : pairs and sequences -- Personal myths : myth and popular religion -- The blessing of the mummy : the mythology of death
Description / Table of Contents:
The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this approach to ancient Egypt. Geraldine Pinch explores the cultural and historical background behind a wide variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden statue, to a story on papyrus of the gods misbehaving
DOI:
10.1093/actrade/9780192803467.001.0001
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