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Egyptian myth : a very short introduction /
The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this 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 g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Very short introductions ;
106. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The myth of Egypt : imagined Egypts
- Divine words : language and myth
- The gods themselves : deities and myth
- The beautiful moment : creation myths
- Black land, red land : the landscapes of myth
- Lord of the two lands : myths of nationhood
- The big fight : conflict and reconciliation
- The eyes of heaven : pairs and sequences
- Personal myths : myth and popular religion
- The blessing of the mummy : the mythology of death.