Egyptian myth : a very short introduction /
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 g...
| Основен автор: | Pinch, Geraldine. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Серия: |
Very short introductions ;
106. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=192092 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Egyptian myth. |
Съдържание:
- 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.