Egyptian Myth

A Very Short Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-280346-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 112 mm x 174 mm, Gewicht: 145 g

Reihe: Very Short Introductions

The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this fascinating new 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 gods misbehaving. What did they mean, and how have they been interpreted? The reader is taken on an exciting journey through the distant past, and shown how myths of deities such as Isis and Osiris influenced contemporary culture and have become part of our cultural heritage.

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Zielgruppe

Anyone with an interest in Egyptology, comparative mythology, 'New Age' religions and occult ideas about Egypt, those interested in Black cultural history

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pinch, Geraldine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altes Ägypten & Ägyptische Archäologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Märchen, Mythen, Sagen
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Ägyptologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: The Myth of Egypt (Imagined Egypts)

- Key object - Cleopatra's Needle

- 2: Words of the gods (Myth and Language)

- Key object - The Metternich Stela

- 3: Millions of Gods (Deities and Myth)

- Key object - Statue of King Amenhotep III with Sobek-Ra

- 4: The Beautiful Moment (Creation Myths)

- Key object - The Shabaqo Stone

- 5: Everything Which the Sun Encircles (The Landscape of Egyptian Myth)

- Key object - Coffin painted with underworld map

- 6: Lord of the Two Lands

- Key object - Statuette of Tutankhamum as Horus the Hunter

- 7: The Big Fight (Conflict and Reconciliation)

- Key object - Papyrus Chester Beatty I

- 8: The Cosmic Eye (Myth and Symbolism)

- Key object - 'Sacred eye' Amulet

- 9: Personal Myths (Myth and Popular Religion)

- Key object - Ivory 'Magic Wand'

- 10: The Return of the Mummy

- Key object - Corn Mummy

- Timeline of Egyptian History

- Suggested further reading

Über Autor(innen)

Geraldine Pinch has degrees in Egyptology from Oxford and Cambridge, and has given courses and seminars in Ancient Egyptian civilization and religion at both universities. She has served on the council of the Egypt Exploration Society and on the editorial board of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. She is now on the editorial board of The Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions, and is the author of several books and articles on Egyptian myth, magic, and religion.