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Document Type: | Book |
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Geraldine Pinch |
ISBN: | 0195170245 9780195170245 1576072428 9781576072424 |
OCLC Number: | 52937806 |
Notes: | Originally published as: Handbook of Egyptian mythology. ©2002. |
Description: | xi, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Chronology -- Introduction: What is a Myth? -- Myth and geography -- History and the source of Egiptian myth -- Protodynastic (Dynasty 0) and early dynastic periods (Dynasties 1-2): c. 3200-2686 BCE: Early Kings -- King and the Gods -- Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6) and first intermediate period (Dynasties 7-11): c. 2686-2055 BCE: Pyramid builders -- Pyramid texts -- Middle Kingdom and second intermediate period (Dynasties 11-17): c.2055-1550 BCE: Coffin texts -- Literature -- Magic and popular religion -- New Kingdom (Dynasties 18-20 and third intermediate period (Dynasties 21-24): c. 1550-747 BCE: Temples and Kings -- Underworld books -- Book of the dead -- Mythology in literature -- End of the new Kingdom -- Late period and Ptolemaic period (Dynasties 25-30 and the Ptolemies): 747-30 BCE: Memphite Theology -- Persians and Greeks -- Alexandria and Memphis -- Priests and temples under the Ptolemies -- Isis and Horus -- Roman period: 30 BCE-395 CE: Plutarch's Osiris -- Demotic literature -- Land of magicians -- Post pharaonic Egypt: Mythical time lines: Linear times: Chaos -- Emergence of the Creator -- Creation -- Period of direct rule by the creator sun god -- Period of rule by other gods -- Period of rule by kings -- return to chaos -- Cyclical times: Egyptian year -- Solar cycle -- Journey of the sound -- Deities, themes and concepts: Aker -- Akhet -- Ammut -- Amun (Amon, Ammon, Amen) -- Anat (Anath, Anta) -- Andjety (Anedjeti) -- Anti (Anty) -- Anubis (Anpu, Inpw) -- Anuket (Anukis) -- Apis -- Apophis (Apep) -- Arsaphes -- Ash -- Astarte (Ashtarte) -- Aten (Aton) -- Atum (Atem) -- Baal -- Babi (Baba) -- Baboons -- Banabdjedet (Banebdjed) -- Bastet (Bast, Boubastis, Pasht) -- Bat -- Bata -- Benu Bird (Phoenix) -- Bes and Beset -- Birds -- Boats -- Cattle -- Crocodiles -- Djed Pillar -- Ennea of Heliopolis -- Eye of Ra -- Eyes of Horus -- Feline Deities -- Geb -- Hand of Atum -- Hapy (Hapi) -- Hathor (Hwt-hr) -- Hatmehyt -- Heh Gods -- Heka (Hika) -- Heqet (Heqat, Hekat) -- Heryshef (Arsaphes, Harsaphes) -- Hippopotamus Goddnesses -- Horemakhet (Harmachis) -- Horus (Hor) -- Horus the Child (Harpokrates, Harpocrates) -- Hu -- Ihy -- Imhotep (Imouthes) -- Ipet (Opet) -- Isis -- Iusaas -- Khentamentiu (Khentamenti) -- Khenty-Khety -- Khepri (Khepry, Khopri) -- Khnum (Chnum) -- Khonsu (Khans, Chons) -- Kings and princes -- Loltus -- Maat (Ma'et) -- Mafdet -- Magicians -- Mahes (Mihos) -- Mehet- Weret (Mehurit, Methyer) -- Mehit (Mehyt, Mekhit) -- Meretseger -- Meskhenet -- Min -- Montu (Mont, Month) -- Moon -- Mut (Mont) -- Nefertem (Nefertum) -- Nehebkau -- Neith (Neit) -- Nekhbet -- Nemty -- Neper (Nepri) -- Nephthys -- Nun (Noun, Nu) -- Nut (Nout) -- Ogdoad of hermopolis -- Onuris (Anhur, Inhur, Inhert) -- Osiris -- Pakhet -- Primeval Mound -- Primeval Ocean -- Ptah -- Ra (Re, Pre) -- Ract-Tawy (Raiyet) -- Ra-Horakhty -- Renenutet (Ernutet, Hermouthis, Thermouthis) -- Satet (Satis) and Anuket (Anukis) -- Sekhmet (Sakhmet) -- Serqet (Serket, Selkis) -- Seshat (Sechat) -- Seth (Set, Sutekh) -- Seven Hathors -- Shai (Shay) -- Shed -- Shentayet -- Shezmu -- Shu (Schu, Chou) and Tefnut (Tefenet) -- Sia and Hu (Hw) -- Snakes -- Sobek (Suchos) -- Sokar (Soker, Sokaris) -- Sons of Horus -- Sopdet (Sothis) -- Sopdu (Sopedu, Soped) -- Sothis -- Souls of Pe and Nekhen -- Sphinx -- Stars and planets -- Tatjenen (Tatenen) -- Taweret (Tweret, Taurt, Thoeris) -- Tayet -- Tefnut -- Thoth -- Two Ladies -- Wadjyt (Wadjet, Ouadjet, Uto) -- Wepwawet (Upwaut) -- Weret-Hekau -- Wosret -- Egiptian myth: Annotated print and nonprint resources:Print resources: General works and Egyptian culture -- Egyptian religion and myth -- Books and articles on Egyptian myth in other languages -- English translations of ancient texts -- Selection of literature influenced by Egyptian myth -- Nonprint resources: Videos -- Web sites and CD-Roms -- Glossary -- Appendix: Primary sources -- Index -- About the author. |
Other Titles: | Handbook of Egyptian mythology |
Responsibility: | Geraldine Pinch. |
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Spanning Ancient Egyptian culture (ca. 3200 BC to AD 400), the Handbook of Egyptian Mythology is the only complete survey of Egyptian mythology of its kind available in English.
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"Well-documented and written in clear and concise prose . . . Well organized and thorough, this is an excellent introduction to the complex world of Egyptian mythology. General readers; lower-division undergraduates." - Choice "Students at the high-school level and above who are doing research on Egyptian mythology will find this volume interesting and helpful . . . This volume is recommended for medium-sized and large public libraries and academic libraries with lower-division mythology and Egyptology classes." - Booklist Read more...
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