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Bojana 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.
The Bible says that a river flowed through the Garden of Eden and
then split into four branches. There is only one river in the Near
East that does exactly this, and that is the long oasis-garden of
the Nile valley and its division into the (originally) four
branches of the Nile Delta. This observation takes Ralph into the
depths of the Genesis account, and it would seem that Adam and Eve
were actually Akhenaton and Nefertiti; and so the Genesis story is
actually a distillation of Akhenaton's Hymn to the Aten. Thus the
Garden of Eden was originally the Garden of Aten (Akhenaton's god),
and it resided at Amarna in Middle Egypt. The book also
demonstrates that Hebrew is a direct descendant of the ancient
Egyptian language, and that the Bible was written in Egyptian. This
allows us to see that much of the Old Testament was based upon very
ancient Egyptian law, stories and morality-tales.
Pen, Stylus, and Chisel: An Ancient Egypt Sourcebook helps students
understand the world of the ancient Egyptians by introducing them
to primary sources that cover a broader spectrum, both temporally
and geographically, than most ancient Egyptian readers. Beginning
with The Old Kingdom in the third millennium BCE, the book covers
3,000 years of history, progressing through the Middle Kingdom, New
Kingdom, Late Kingdom, Persian Period, and ending with the
Ptolemaic Dynasty in the first century BCE. Students will learn
about the Egyptians' political ideas, social customs, religious
views, economy, ethics, and forms of expression. The material
includes documents written both by the Egyptians and by those who
observed them, which gives students a well-rounded view of the
Egyptian people, their history, and their culture. The book
includes maps, introductions to the readings to place them in
context and enhance comprehension, discussion questions to be used
in class or as writing assignments, and a glossary. Pen, Stylus,
and Chisel can be used in history and humanities courses on ancient
Egypt.
This is the study of an anonymous ancient work, usually called
Joseph and Aseneth, which narrates the transformation of the
daughter of an Egyptian priest into an acceptable spouse for the
biblical Joseph, whose marriage to Aseneth is given brief notice in
Genesis. Kraemer takes issue with the scholarly consensus that the
tale is a Jewish conversion story composed no later than the early
second century C.E. Instead, she dates it to the third or fourth
century C.E., and argues that, although no definitive answer is
presently possible, it may well be a Christian account. This
critique also raises larger issues about the dating and
identification of many similar writings, known as pseudepigrapha.
Kraemer reads its account of Aseneth's interactions with an angelic
double of Joseph in the context of ancient accounts of encounters
with powerful divine beings, including the sun god Helios, and of
Neoplatonic ideas about the fate of souls. When Aseneth Met Joseph
demonstrates the centrality of ideas about gender in the
representation of Aseneth and, by extension, offers implications
for broader concerns about gender in Late Antiquity.
Building on the comprehensive photographic and epigraphic
documentation of the temple presented in The Temple of Ramesses II
at Abydos volumes 1 (Wall Scenes) and 2 (Pillars, Niches and
Miscellanea), volume 3 (Architectural and Inscriptional Features)
offers a detailed analysis of the overall architectural layout and
decorative programme of the temple and its symbolism. Of all the
enormous monuments throughout Egypt and Nubia that Ramesses II (the
Great; ca. 1279-1212 BCE) left behind, his temple at Abydos, built
early in his reign, stands as one of his most elegant, with its
simple architectural layout and dramatic and graceful painted
relief scenes. Though best known for its dramatic reliefs depicting
the battle of Kadesh, the temple also offers a wealth of
information about religious and social life in ancient Egypt. It
reflects, for example, the strenuous efforts of the early
Ramessides to reestablish the Osiris cult in Egypt -- and
particularly at Abydos -- in the aftermath of the Amarna period.
This discussion approaches the religious history of the site
through its archaeology, its inscriptions-both planned and
secondary (graffiti)-and its situation in the complex religious
landscape of Abydos. Of particular interest are the temple's role
as a staging point for the great Osiris Festival and its
procession, among the most important of all ritual events in the
Egyptian religious calendar during the Ramesside period; the
promotion of an active, unbound form of Osiris; and the evidence
for important cult activities that took place on the rooftop of the
temple, the presence of which is documented today by the staircase
that accessed it from Court B.
Most of this issue of BES is devoted to "Abbreviations in
Egyptology," a comprehensive research tool that provides scholars
with more than 5200 abbreviations used in Egyptological and
Biblical literature. It is of particular use to those without ready
access to the Lexikon der AEgyptologie. Also included are articles
by Dieter Arnold discussing an exciting new discovery about the
construction of Senwosret III's pyramid at Dahshur and John Gee
about the use of the adverbial component in Egyptian sentences.
In attempting even a brief and imperfect outline of the history of
Egyptian queens the author has undertaken no easy task and craves
indulgence for its modest fulfillment. The aim has been merely to
put the little that is known in a readable and popular form, to
gather from many sources the fragments that remain, partly
historic, partly legendary, of a dead past. To present -- however
imperfectl -- sketches of the women who once lived and breathed as
Queens of Egypt.
AFRICAN RELIGION Volume 4: ASARIAN THEOLOGY: RESURRECTING OSIRIS
The path of Mystical Awakening and the Keys to Immortality NEW
REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION The Ancient Sages created stories
based on human and superhuman beings whose struggles, aspirations,
needs and desires ultimately lead them to discover their true Self.
The myth of Aset, Asar and Heru is no exception in this area. While
there is no one source where the entire story may be found, pieces
of it are inscribed in various ancient Temples walls, tombs, steles
and papyri. For the first time available, the complete myth of
Asar, Aset and Heru has been compiled from original Ancient
Egyptian, Greek and Coptic Texts. This epic myth has been richly
illustrated with reliefs from the Temple of Heru at Edfu, the
Temple of Aset at Philae, the Temple of Asar at Abydos, the Temple
of Hathor at Denderah and various papyri, inscriptions and reliefs.
Discover the myth which inspired the teachings of the Shetaut Neter
(Egyptian Mystery System - Egyptian Yoga) and the Egyptian Book of
Coming Forth By Day. Also, discover the three levels of Ancient
Egyptian Religion, how to understand the mysteries of the Duat or
Astral World and how to discover the abode of the Supreme in the
Amenta, The Other World The ancient religion of Asar, Aset and
Heru, if properly understood, contains all of the elements
necessary to lead the sincere aspirant to attain immortality
through inner self-discovery. This volume presents the entire myth
and explores the main mystical themes and rituals associated with
the myth for understating human existence, creation and the way to
achieve spiritual emancipation - Resurrection. The Asarian myth is
so powerful that itinfluenced and is still having an effect on the
major world religions. Discover the origins and mystical meaning of
the Christian Trinity, the Eucharist ritual and the ancient origin
of the birthday of Jesus Christ.
22.AFRICAN RELIGION VOLUME 5: THE GODDESS AND THE EGYPTIAN
MYSTERIESTHE PATH OF THE GODDESS THE GODDESS PATH The Secret Forms
of the Goddess and the Rituals of Resurrection The Supreme Being
may be worshipped as father or as mother. Ushet Rekhat or Mother
Worship, is the spiritual process of worshipping the Divine in the
form of the Divine Goddess. It celebrates the most important forms
of the Goddess including Nathor, Maat, Aset, Arat, Amentet and
Hathor and explores their mystical meaning as well as the rising of
Sirius, the star of Aset (Aset) and the new birth of Hor (Heru).
The end of the year is a time of reckoning, reflection and
engendering a new or renewed positive movement toward attaining
spiritual Enlightenment. The Mother Worship devotional meditation
ritual, performed on five days during the month of December and on
New Year's Eve, is based on the Ushet Rekhit. During the ceremony,
the cosmic forces, symbolized by Sirius - and the constellation of
Orion ---, are harnessed through the understanding and devotional
attitude of the participant. This propitiation draws the light of
wisdom and health to all those who share in the ritual, leading to
prosperity and wisdom.
29. Egyptian Mysteries: Vol. 1, Shetaut Neter What are the
Mysteries? For thousands of years the spiritual tradition of
Ancient Egypt, Shetaut Neter, "The Egyptian Mysteries," "The Secret
Teachings," have fascinated, tantalized and amazed the world. At
one time exalted and recognized as the highest culture of the
world, by Africans, Europeans, Asiatics, Hindus, Buddhists and
other cultures of the ancient world, in time it was shunned by the
emerging orthodox world religions. Its temples desecrated, its
philosophy maligned, its tradition spurned, its philosophy dormant
in the mystical Medu Neter, the mysterious hieroglyphic texts which
hold the secret symbolic meaning that has scarcely been discerned
up to now. What are the secrets of Nehast {spiritual awakening and
emancipation, resurrection}. More than just a literal translation,
this volume is for awakening to the secret code Shetitu of the
teaching which was not deciphered by Egyptologists, nor could be
understood by ordinary spiritualists. This book is a reinstatement
of the original science made available for our times, to the
reincarnated followers of Ancient Egyptian culture and the prospect
of spiritual freedom to break the bonds of Khemn, "ignorance," and
slavery to evil forces: Saaa .
9.THE MYSTERIES OF ISIS: The Ancient Egyptian Philosophy of
Self-Realization - There are several paths to discover the Divine
and the mysteries of the higher Self. This volume details the
mystery teachings of the goddess Aset (Isis) from Ancient Egypt-
the path of wisdom. It includes the teachings of her temple and the
disciplines that are enjoined for the initiates of the temple of
Aset as they were given in ancient times. Also, this book includes
the teachings of the main myths of Aset that lead a human being to
spiritual enlightenment and immortality. Through the study of
ancient myth and the illumination of initiatic understanding the
idea of God is expanded from the mythological comprehension to the
metaphysical. Then this metaphysical understanding is related to
you, the student, so as to begin understanding your true divine
nature.
26.HEALING THE CRIMINAL HEART. Introduction to Maat Philosophy,
Yoga and Spiritual Redemption Through the Path of Virtue Who is a
criminal? Is there such a thing as a criminal heart? What is the
source of evil and sinfulness and is there any way to rise above
it? Is there redemption for those who have committed sins, even the
worst crimes? Ancient Egyptian mystical psychology holds important
answers to these questions. Over ten thousand years ago mystical
psychologists, the Sages of Ancient Egypt, studied and charted the
human mind and spirit and laid out a path which will lead to
spiritual redemption, prosperity and Enlightenment. This
introductory volume brings forth the teachings of the Asarian
Resurrection, the most important myth of Ancient Egypt, with
relation to the faults of human existence: anger, hatred, greed,
lust, animosity, discontent, ignorance, egoism jealousy,
bitterness, and a myriad of psycho-spiritual ailments which keep a
human being in a state of negativity and adversity
MEDITATION The Ancient Egyptian Path to Enlightenment Many people
do not know about the rich history of meditation practice in
Ancient Egypt. This volume outlines the theory of meditation and
presents the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic text which give
instruction as to the nature of the mind and its three modes of
expression. It also presents the texts which give instruction on
the practice of meditation for spiritual Enlightenment and unity
with the Divine. This volume allows the reader to begin practicing
meditation by explaining, in easy to understand terms, the simplest
form of meditation and working up to the most advanced form which
was practiced in ancient times and which is still practiced by
yogis around the world in modern times.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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Contents: nature of gods; nature of man; future life; animal
worship; groups of gods, animal-headed gods; human gods; cosmic
gods; abstract gods; foreign gods; cosmogony; ritual and
priesthood; sacred books; private worship; Egyptian ethics;
influence of Egypt.
Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, was king of Egypt during the
Eighteenth Dynasty and reigned from 1375 to 1358 B.C. E. Called the
"religious revolutionary," he is the earliest known creator of a
new religion. The cult he founded broke with Egypt's traditional
polytheism and focused its worship on a single deity, the sun god
Aten. Erik Hornung, one of the world's preeminent Egyptologists,
here offers a concise and accessible account of Akhenaten and his
religion of light.Hornung begins with a discussion of the
nineteenth-century scholars who laid the foundation for our
knowledge of Akhenaten's period and extends to the most recent
archaeological finds. He emphasizes that Akhenaten's monotheistic
theology represented the first attempt in history to explain the
entire natural and human world on the basis of a single principle.
"Akhenaten made light the absolute reference point," Hornung
writes, "and it is astonishing how clearly and consistently he
pursued this concept." Hornung also addresses such topics as the
origins of the new religion; pro-found changes in beliefs regarding
the afterlife; and the new Egyptian capital at Akhetaten which was
devoted to the service of Aten, his prophet Akhenaten, and the
latter's family.
Introduction; The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep; The Instruction of
Ke'Gemni; Note to appendix; The Instruction of Amenemheet;
Explanation of Names; Bibliography.
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