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Erik Hornung The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
- Publication Name
- The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
- Title
- The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
- Translator
- David Lorton
- Contributor
- David Lorton (Translated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0801485150
- EAN
- 9780801485152
- ISBN
- 9780801485152
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History
- Topic
- Ancient, Afterlife & Reincarnation, Magick Studies, Ancient / Egypt, History
- Release Date
- 17/06/1999
- Release Year
- 1999
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Number of Pages
- 216 Pages
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"A concise and detailed summary... This is a recommended book for all searching for details on important Egyptian texts." Francesca Jourdan, quik.com Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books that were to be discovered more than two millennia later in royal tombs. Erik Hornung, the world's leading authority on these religious texts, surveys what is known about them today.The contents of the texts range from the collection of spells in the Book of the Dead, which was intended to offer practical assistance on the journey to the afterlife, to the detailed accounts of the hereafter provided in the Books of the Netherworld. Hornung looks closely at these latter works, while summarizing the contents of the Book of the Dead and other widely studied examples of the genre. For each composition, he discusses the history of its ancient transmission and its decipherment in modern times, supplying bibliographic information for any text editions. He also seeks to determine whether this literature as a whole presents a monolithic conception of the afterlife. The volume features many drawings from the books themselves--drawings that illustrate the nocturnal course of the sun god through the realm of the dead.Originally published in German and now available in a fluid English translation, this volume offers an accessible and enlightening introduction to a central element of ancient Egyptian religion.
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Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0801485150
ISBN-13
9780801485152
eBay Product ID (ePID)
815189
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ancient, Afterlife & Reincarnation, Magick Studies, Ancient / Egypt, History
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pj1551.H67 1999
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"Erik Hornung's new book. . . goes a long way toward beginning to correct and to inform our understanding of religion in Ancient Egypt."--Tom Collins, Religious Studies in Secondary Schools, April, 2000., It is a fortunate circumstance that Eric Hornung... has rendered the invaluable service of producing a complete guide and manual to the texts... It now appears in an admirable English translation by David Lorton., "There has long been a need for a thorough English language survey of this material, a need that is well met by the present volume. . . . even specialists in Egyptian funerary literature will find much of interest . . . . The ancient Egyptian literature of the afterlife is a complex and involved subject and the volume under review provides a clear and concise overview of the individual texts. It will be useful for anyone interested in these ancient Egyptial books for the dead."-Terry G. Wilfong. University of Michigan, Bryn Mawr Classical Review., "A concise and detailed summary. . . This is a recommended book for all searching for details on important Egyptian texts."--Francesca Jourdan, quik.com, "There has long been a need for a thorough English language survey of this material, a need that is well met by the present volume. . . . even specialists in Egyptian funerary literature will find much of interest . . . . The ancient Egyptian literature of the afterlife is a complex and involved subject and the volume under review provides a clear and concise overview of the individual texts. It will be useful for anyone interested in these ancient Egyptial books for the dead."--Terry G. Wilfong. University of Michigan, Bryn Mawr Classical Review., "A concise and detailed summary. . . This is a recommended book for all searching for details on important Egyptian texts."-Francesca Jourdan, quik.com, "Hornung's book is a good general survey, with a voluminous bibliography that Egyptologists will find useful."-James Allan Evans, University of British Columbia. The Classical Outlook. Fall, 2000, Vol. 78, No. 1, "Hornung's book is a good general survey, with a voluminous bibliography that Egyptologists will find useful."--James Allan Evans, University of British Columbia. The Classical Outlook. Fall, 2000, Vol. 78, No. 1, "Erik Hornung's new book. . . goes a long way toward beginning to correct and to inform our understanding of religion in Ancient Egypt."-Tom Collins, Religious Studies in Secondary Schools, April, 2000., "It is a fortunate circumstance that Eric Hornung. . . has rendered the invaluable service of producing a complete guide and manual to the texts. . . It now appears in an admirable English translation by David Lorton."--Leo Depuydt, Brown University. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 2000, "Hornung's study of ancient Egyptian afterlife books, translated into English for the first time by D. Lorton, fills a major gap in the available literature in English and will prove indispensable to students of Egyptian funerary religion. . . His presentation is clear and thorough."-Denise M. Doxey, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Religious Studies Review, Vol. 25, No. 4, October 2000, "Hornung's study of ancient Egyptian afterlife books, translated into English for the first time by D. Lorton, fills a major gap in the available literature in English and will prove indispensable to students of Egyptian funerary religion. . . His presentation is clear and thorough."--Denise M. Doxey, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Religious Studies Review, Vol. 25, No. 4, October 2000
Copyright Date
1999
Lccn
99-010888
Dewey Decimal
299/.31
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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