Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient Egypt by Miros

Description: Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient Egypt by Miroslav Verner A thorough study of the Egyptian temple and its complex character from a prominent Egyptologist FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Despite the prominence of ancient temples in the landscape of Egypt, books about them are surprisingly rare. This new and essential publication from a prominent Czech scholar answers the need for a study that goes beyond temple architecture to examine the spiritual, economic, and political aspects of these institutions and the dominant roles they played. Miroslav Verner presents a deeper and more complex study of major ancient Egyptian religious centers, their principal temples, their rise and decline, their religious doctrines, cults, rituals, feasts, and mysteries. Also discussed are the various categories of priests, the organization of the priesthood, and its daily services and customs. Each chapter offers the reader essential and up-to-date information about temple complexes and the history of their archaeological exploration, in the context of the spiritual dimension and cultural legacy of ancient Egypt. Author Biography Dr. Miroslav Verner of the Charles University in Prague has been leading the excavations in Abusir since 1976. Drawing on his own experience as well as the full range of historical material from early excavations, Dr. Verner brings to life a world as distant in time as its uncovered remains are immediate and striking. His work is both scholarly and entertaining, making the passage into this ancient underworld at once an intellectual exploration and a fascinating adventure. Table of Contents I. The Temple of the World Abode of the God Doing the Things The Main Rituals Servants of the God The Domain of the god First Excursus. Ordinary Days and Feast Days The Calendar Festivals Feasts of the Heaven Feasts of the Season II. Heliopolis. The City of the Sun The Puzzle of the Lost Temples Sun Temples The Primordial Mound and the Ennead (Nine Gods) III. Memphis. The White Wall Ptah: Idea, Word, World The Monument of the Memphite Theology The Bull Hapi The Serapeum Cults of Animals Khamwaset IV. Hermopolis. The City of the Eight The Hermopolitan Ogdoad Thoth and his Way Hermes Trismegistus Antinoos - Tragedy and Glory V. The Kingdom of Amon Hundred-Gated Thebes The King of the Gods The Most Esteemed of Places The Temple Precinct of Amon The Temple of Khonsu The Temple of Ipet The Temple of Ptah The Temple Precinct of Mut The Temple Precinct of Montu Amons Southern Harim Abu Simbel Ramesses the Great The Great and Small Temple in Abu Simbel The Rescue of Abu Simbel The Desert Oracle of Amon Second Excursus. The Great Festivals of the King of the Gods The Festival of the Decade The Beautiful Feast of the Valley The Mysteries of the Opet Festival VI. Amarna. City of the Heretic Archeologists in Amarna The Horizon of Aton Dazzling Aton The Beauty has Come VII. Tanis. The Thebes of the North The Treasures of Tanis VIII. Abydos. The Sacred Land The Temple and Tomb of Osiris Royal Mortuary Memorials The Mysterious Osireion The Ruler of the Kingdom of the Dead Third Excursus. Osirian Of Osiris and Isis Khoiak - The month of the Mysteries of Osiris The Decree on Abaton IX. Philae. The Pearl of Egypt The Temple of the Beautiful Lady of a Thousand Names The Abaton The Rescue of Philae X. Edfu. The Throne of Horus The Birth Temple The Festivals of the Falcon God The Triumph of Horus The Festival of Behdet The Selection of the Living Falcon of Edfu The Contendings of Horus and Seth XI. Dendera and the Golden Goddess The Heliopolis of Hathor The Seat of the Golden Goddess Temples of Divine Birth The Golden One Hathors Festivals Fourth Excursus. The Lady of the Turquoise The Mountain Temple of Hathor Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions XII. Alexanders City by Egypt The Metropolis of Learning The Cultural Legacy of Alexandria Final Excursus. A Brief Outline of the Overall Architectural History of the Ancient Egyptian Temple The Early Dynastic Period and the Old Kingdom The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom The Third Intermediate Period and the Late Period The Third Intermediate Period, the Late Period and the Ptolemaic-Roman period Glossary Bibliography Photographic and Design Credits Chronological Table Index Details ISBN9774165632 Author Miroslav Verner Short Title TEMPLE OF THE WORLD Pages 568 Publisher American University in Cairo Press Language English Translator Anna Bryson-Gustov ISBN-10 9774165632 ISBN-13 9789774165634 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2013 Imprint The American University in Cairo Press Subtitle Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient Egypt Place of Publication Cairo Country of Publication Egypt DEWEY 932 Affiliation Charles University Publication Date 2013-09-30 Illustrations 120 color, 50 b/w, 80 line drawings Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2013-10-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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