The Cannibal Hymn
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The Cannibal Hymn
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Author : Christopher Eyre
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2002-01-01
The Cannibal Hymn written by Christopher Eyre and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Social Science categories.
The Cannibal Hymn forms a self-standing episode in the ritual anthology that makes up the Pyramid Texts, first appearing in the tomb of Unas at the end of the Fifth Dynasty. Its style and format are characteristic of the oral-recitational poetry of pharaonic Egypt, marked by allusive metaphor and the exploitation of wordplay and homophony in its verbal recreation of a butchery ritual. Christopher Eyre examines the text of the Cannibal Hymn in its performative and cultural context: the detailed mythologization of the sacrificial process in this hymn poses key questions about the nature of rites of passage and rituals of sacrifice in Egypt, and in particular about the mobilization of oral accompaniment to ritual actions.
Breathing Flesh
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Author : Rune Nyord
language : en
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Release Date : 2009
Breathing Flesh written by Rune Nyord and has been published by Museum Tusculanum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Coffin texts categories.
The ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts form a corpus of ritual spells written on the inside of coffins from the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-1650 BCE). Thus accompanying the deceased in a very concrete sense, the spells are part of a long Egyptian tradition of equipping the dead with ritual texts ensuring the transition from the state of a living human being to that of a deceased ancestor. The texts present a view of death as entailing threats to the function of the body, often conceptualised as bodily fragmentation or dysfunction. In the transformation of the deceased, the restoration of these bodily dysfunctions is of paramount importance, and the texts provide detailed accounts of the ritual empowerment of the body to achieve this goal. Seen from this perspective, the Coffin Texts provide a rich material for studying ancient Egyptian conceptions of the body by providing insights into the underlying structure of the body as a whole and the proper function of individual part of the body as seen by the ancient Egyptians. Drawing on a theoretical framework from cognitive linguistics and phenomenological anthropology, Breathing Flesh presents an analysis of the conceptualisation of the human body and its individual parts in the ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts. From this starting point, more overarching concepts and cultural models are discussed, including the ritual conceptualisation of the acquisition and use of powerful substances such as "magic", and the role of fertility and procreation in ancient Egyptian mortuary conceptions.
The Pyramid Texts
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Author : Samuel Alfred Browne Mercer
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 1952
The Pyramid Texts written by Samuel Alfred Browne Mercer and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Egyptian language categories.
The Egyptian pyramid texts, which are the basis of this work, were collected and inscribed on the walls of five royal pyramids at Sakkareh between the years 2350 and 2175 B.C. The present work is the first English translation with commentary.
Writings From Ancient Egypt
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Author : Toby Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2016-08-25
Writings From Ancient Egypt written by Toby Wilkinson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with History categories.
'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered' In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on tombs and temple walls, coffins and statues, or inked onto papyri, hieroglyphs give us a unique insight into the life of the Egyptian mind. Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson has freshly translated a rich and diverse range of ancient Egyptian writings into modern English, including tales of shipwreck and wonder, obelisk inscriptions, mortuary spells, funeral hymns, songs, satires and advice on life from a pharaoh to his son. Spanning over two millennia, this is the essential guide to a complex, sophisticated culture. Translated with an Introduction by Toby Wilkinson
Shamanic Wisdom In The Pyramid Texts
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Author : Jeremy Naydler
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2004-12-09
Shamanic Wisdom In The Pyramid Texts written by Jeremy Naydler and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-09 with History categories.
A radical reinterpretation of the Pyramid Texts as shamanic mystical wisdom rather than funerary rituals • Reveals the mystical nature of Egyptian civilization denied by orthodox Egyptologists • Examines the similarity between the pharaoh’s afterlife voyage and shamanic journeying • Shows shamanism to be the foundation of the Egyptian mystical tradition To the Greek philosophers and other peoples of the ancient world, Egypt was regarded as the home of a profound mystical wisdom. While there are many today who still share that view, the consensus of most Egyptologists is that no evidence exists that Egypt possessed any mystical tradition whatsoever. Jeremy Naydler’s radical reinterpretation of the Pyramid Texts--the earliest body of religious literature to have survived from ancient Egypt--places these documents into the ritual context in which they belong. Until now, the Pyramid Texts have been viewed primarily as royal funerary texts that were used in the liturgy of the dead pharaoh or to aid him in his afterlife journey. This emphasis on funerary interpretation has served only to externalize what were actually experiences of the living, not the dead, king. In order to understand the character and significance of the extreme psychological states the pharaoh experienced--states often involving perilous encounters with alternate realities--we need to approach them as spiritual and religious phenomena that reveal the extraordinary possibilities of human consciousness. It is the shamanic spiritual tradition, argues Naydler, that is the undercurrent of the Pyramid Texts and that holds the key to understanding both the true nature of these experiences and the basis of ancient Egyptian mysticism.
Renewal And Ascension
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Author : Wim van den Dungen
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Renewal And Ascension written by Wim van den Dungen and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts
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Author : James P. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Release Date : 2007-08-30
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts written by James P. Allen and has been published by Society of Biblical Lit this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-30 with History categories.
The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and queens of the Old Kingdom, they provide the earliest comprehensive view of the way in which the ancient Egyptians understood the structure of the universe, the role of the gods, and the fate of human beings after death. Their importance lies in their antiquity and in their endurance throughout the entire intellectual history of ancient Egypt. This volume contains the complete translation of the Pyramid Texts, including new texts recently discovered and published. It incorporates full restorations and readings indicated by post-Old Kingdom copies of the texts and is the first translation that presents the texts in the order in which they were meant to be read in each of the original sources.
For The Living And The Dead
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Author : Elizabeth Wickett
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 2010-03-30
For The Living And The Dead written by Elizabeth Wickett and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-30 with History categories.
culture of the Middle East." --Book Jacket.
The Apis Embalming Ritual
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Author : R. L. Vos
language : en
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Release Date : 1993
The Apis Embalming Ritual written by R. L. Vos and has been published by Peeters Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Apis (Egyptian deity). categories.
This book is the first complete edition of a hieratic-demotic papyrus preserved to this day in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The papyrus dates back to the middle of the second century B.C. and contains a minute discription of a considerable part of the embalming and burial rites of the Apis, the sacred bull of the Egyptians. The Vienna papyrus is the only authentic document to give a coherent picture of the course of events during the embalming of the holy animal, adding substantially to what we know already from the Serapeum stelae and the classical writers. The book comprises a general introduction, a translation with commentary, an annotated transcription, a glossary, several indexes and photos of the text.
The History Of Ophthalmology
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Author : Julius Hirschberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The History Of Ophthalmology written by Julius Hirschberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Ophthalmology categories.