The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books
Introduction; Main themes of the Netherworld books; Royal tombs of the New Kingdom; Development of tomb decoration and use of Netherworld Books; Netherworld Books in temple settings; Function of the Netherworld Books; Topography of the netherworld books: conceptions of space and time; Dating the Net...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Atlanta
SBL Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books] (2021) (Troy, Lana)
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| Series/Journal: | Writings from the ancient world
Number 39 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism / BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
B Religious literature, Egyptian Translations into English B Future Life B Egypt B Religion B Religious literature, Egyptian B RELIGION / Comparative Religion B Electronic books B Egypt Religion History Sources B History B Sources B Translations |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Electronic |
| Summary: | Introduction; Main themes of the Netherworld books; Royal tombs of the New Kingdom; Development of tomb decoration and use of Netherworld Books; Netherworld Books in temple settings; Function of the Netherworld Books; Topography of the netherworld books: conceptions of space and time; Dating the Netherworld Books; Cryptography in the Netherworld Books; Post-New Kingdom uses of the Netherworld Books; A note on the translations -- Book of adoring Re in the West -- Book of the Hidden Chamber -- Book of gates -- Book of caverns -- Books of the creation of the solar disk -- Books of the Solar-Osirian unity |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvii, 685 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0-88414-045-8 978-0-88414-045-0 |