RELIGION AND MAGIC IN ANCIENT EGYPT PB
Εκδότης Penguin , ISBN 9780140262520
The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. Religion and magic permeated their civilization, and this book provides a unique insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. Arranged chronologically, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the world of half-human/ half-animal gods and goddesses; death rituals, the afterlife and mummification; the cult of sacred animals, pyramids, magic and medicine. An appendix contains translations of Ancient Eygtian spells.
Περίληψη
The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. Religion and magic permeated their civilization, and this book provides a unique insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. Arranged chronologically, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the world of half-human/ half-animal gods and goddesses; death rituals, the afterlife and mummification; the cult of sacred animals, pyramids, magic and medicine. An appendix contains translations of Ancient Eygtian spells.
Πληροφορίες προϊόντος
- Συγγραφέας DAVID ROSALIE
- Eκδότης Penguin
- ISBN 9780140262520
- Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100019703
- Έτος κυκλοφορίας
- Σελίδες 0
- Διαστάσεις
- Βάρος 350 gr