Temple of the world : sanctuaries, cults, and mysteries of ancient Egypt
Miroslav Verner (Author), Anna Bryson (Translator)
"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."--Publisher's website
Print Book, English, 2013
The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, 2013
xv, 608 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
9789774165634, 9774165632
792885962
The temple of the world. First Excursus: Ordinary days and feast days
Heliopolis: The city of the sun
Memphis: The white wall
Hermopolis: The city of the eight
The kingdom of Amun. Second excursus: The great festivals of the king of gods
Amarna: City of the heretic
Tanis: The Thebes of the north
Abydos: The sacred land. Third excursus: Osirian mythology
Philae: The pearl of Egypt
Edfu: The throne of Horus
Dendera: The Heliopolis of Hathor. Fourth excursus: The lady of the turquoise
Alexander's City by Egypt. Final excursus: A brief outline of the overall architectural history of the ancient Egyptian temple