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Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddessesby George Hart
Routledge 1986; US$ 27.95A comprehensive handbook to be valued by students and general readers, presenting a vivid picture of the complexity and richness of imagery of Egyptian mythology. more...
Magical Interpretations, Material Realitiesby Henrietta L. Moore; Todd Sanders
Routledge 2001; US$ 44.95This volume sets out recent thinking on withccraft in Africa, paying particular attention to variations in meanings and practices. more...
Gaia's Giftby Anne Primavesi
Routledge 2003; US$ 38.95Gaia's Gift, the second of Anne Primavesi's explorations of human relationships with the earth, asks that we complete the ideological revolution set in motion by Copernicus and Darwin concerning human importance. more...
Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddessesby George Hart
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 28.95Containing one of the most comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian deities available - students studying Ancient Egypt, travelers, visitors to museums and all those interested in mythology will find this an invaluable resource more...
Osirisby Bojana Mojsov
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 129.95Bojana Mojsov tells the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end, sketching its development throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history. Draws together the numerous records about Osiris from the third millennium B.C. to the Roman conquest of Egypt. Demonstrates that the cult of Osiris was the most popular and enduring of the ancient religions. Shows how the cult provided direct antecedents for many ideas, traits and customs in Christianity, including the concept of the trinity, baptism in the sacred river, and the sacrament of the Eucharist. Reveals the cult’s influence on other western mystical traditions and groups, such as the Alchemists, Rosicrucians and Freemasons. Written for a general, as well as a scholarly audience.... more...
Egyptby S. Meyer
BRILL 2003; US$ 189.00"The intellectual heritage of Ancient Egypt" ? once wrote Jan Assmann ? "can hardly be said to have become part of our cultural memory. It is a subject of fascination, not of understanding." This fascination began when ancient Greek travellers started visiting Egypt, and continues unto this day, more often than not as a scholarly search for the oldest roots of our cultural memory. Jan Assmann's superb academic achievement undoubtedly represents the single most significant contribution to the modern understanding of Ancient Egypt, reaching far beyond the boundaries of Egyptology proper. The essays in this volume, all written by his friends and disciples, reflect the tremendous impact of his oeuvre on the scholarly world, encompassing not only... more...
Handbook of Egyptian Mythologyby Geraldine Pinch
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 65.00Spanning Ancient Egyptian culture (ca. 3200 B.C. to A.D. 400), this volume is a survey of Egyptian mythology available in English and includes a rare focus on the first millennium B.C. It also includes an introduction to Ancient Egypt's geography, history and culture. more...
Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspectiveby David N. Livingstone; D. G. Hart; Mark A. Noll
Oxford University Press 1999; US$ 110.00Comprising papers by such distinguished scholars as John Headley Brooke, James R. Moore, Ronald Numbers, and George Marsden, this collection shows that questions of science have been central to evangelical history in the United States, as well as in Britain and Canada. more...
The Wisdom of Egyptby Anthony Hilhorst; George H. van Kooten
BRILL 2006; US$ 158.00This collection of essays gives a vivid impression of Egypt as background and stage of Jewish, Christian, and Gnostic thought and life in antiquity. It demonstrates Egypt?s important role in the history, literature and culture of these religions. more...
Egypt, the Trunk of the Treeby Simson Najovits
Algora Publishing 2007; US$ 29.95An award-winning writer and international journalist leads the general reader through ancient Egypt, exploring the maze of facts and fantasies, and examines Egypt?s place in the history of religion and monotheism in particular. Volume 1 examines the conte more...









