ROSALIE DAVID

As Rosalie David's engrossing study shows, every aspect of ancient Egyptian society, from education to law and medicine, birth and death, was permeated by religion and magic, and dominated by the divine life forces of the sun and the Nile. We discover the complex and intriguing world of gods and goddesses, from Anubis the jackal-headed God of death to Tauert the hippopotamus-goddess of childbirth; the cult of sacred animals; the world of oracles and seers; temples, death rituals and the afterlife. Concluding with a glossary of pharoahs, queens and deities, and new translations of Egyptian spells, this is an essential work for all students of history and Egyptology, and an informative, entertaining read for anyone with an interest in the ancient world.

The Temple of Seti I at Abydos is is one of the great monuments of the New Kingdom. Rosalie Davids book, last printed more than 30 years ago, offers a guide to its magnificent reliefs and wall paintings, explaining the scenes of ritual and worship. This new edition will, for the first time, also include some of the outstanding watercolours by Amice Calverley and Myrtle Broome that were published between 1933 and 1958.

The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. Religion and magic permeated their civilization, and this book provides a unique insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. Arranged chronologically, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the world of half-human/ half-animal gods and goddesses; death rituals, the afterlife and mummification; the cult of sacred animals, pyramids, magic and medicine. An appendix contains translations of Ancient Eygtian spells.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Cada aspecto de la sociedad egipcia, desde la educación y el derecho, hasta la medicina, el nacimiento y la muerte, estaba impregnado por la religión y la magia y determinado por las divinas fuerzas vitales del Sol y del Nilo. En este libro, la profesora David nos ofrece, por vez primera, un panorama historico total de las creencias del Antiguo Egipto, desde sus primeros asentamientos en el año 5000 a. de C. hasta el siglo IV de nuestra era, cuando se convirtio en provincia romana. Esta obra, que contiene 24 grabados, 6 mapas, 51 ilustraciones, una cronologia historica de Egipto y un glosario de faraones, reinas y deidades, es de lectura imprescindible para todos los estudiantes de historia y de Egiptologia o para cualquier persona interesada en el mundo antiguo.