The Legends of the Pyramids : Myths and Misconceptions about Ancient Egypt /
"Could the Great Pyramid of Giza be a repository of ancient magical knowledge? Or perhaps evidence of a vanished pre-Ice Age civilization? Misinformation and myths have attached themselves to the Egyptian pyramids since ancient Greece and Rome. While many Americans believe that the pyramids wer...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Red Lightning Books,
[2021]
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Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Ancient testimonia
- Why are the pyramids not in the Bible?
- Late antiquity
- The early Middle Ages
- Pyramid legends in medieval Islam
- The meaning behind the myth
- The translation of pyramid legends
- The romance of the pyramids
- The great mistake
- The curse of King Tut
- Mummies in outer space
- Race and religion
- Conclusion.