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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Contributors: Darnell, John Coleman (Translator) ; Manassa, Colleen (Translator)
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]
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books] (2021) (Troy, Lana)
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
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxxvii, 685 pages)
ISBN:0-88414-045-8
978-0-88414-045-0