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Taylor & Francis Egyptian Solar Religion
Book SynopsisRevised and expanded, this volume deals with the religious traditions of ancient Egypt, which have come down to us in a state which is both extremely fragmentary and complex. New material - especially hymns collected in Theban tombs - now allows a much more precise allocation of religious texts and ideas in terms of time, place and social context. Within the field of solar religion, no less than five different traditions have to be distinguished: 1) the liturgical traditions of the royal solar cult, which for their secrecy and exclusivity are labelled the mysteries of the sun cult; 2) the traditional mythology of the solar course expressed in hymns and pictorial representations; 3) the revolutionary process culminating in the Amarna period, which discards the mythic images and gives a monotheistic construction of the solar course, a process which starts before Akhenaten''s revolution; 4) the theology of Amun-Re, the God of Thebes, before the Amarna Period, a theology of primacy where oTable of ContentsPart 1 The mysteries of the sun cult: preliminary considerations. acting. knowing. Part 2 The iconography of the solar journey: "icon" and "constellation"; the icons of the solar journey reflected by the traditional solar phases hymn. Part 3 The phenomenology of the solar journey: historical aspects - the discarded image. theological aspects. stylistic aspects - the transformation of the solar phases hymn. Part 4 Amun theology of the Early Period: eulogies from tombs - Hatshesput to Amenophis II. Part 5 Ba - hiddenness and oneness: Theban Amun-Re theology in the Ramesside Period I. preliminary observations. oneness and hiddenness. transcendence and hidden unity. Part 6 Cosmic god and saviour: Theban Amun-Re theology of the Ramesside Period II. creation. life. Part 7 Judge and saviour - the god of the individual: the problem of personal piety life. saviour and helper of the oppressed. judge. "division of power" and "representation.
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Taylor & Francis Consumerism in the Ancient World
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Taylor & Francis The Tombs of Pompeii
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Taylor & Francis Structured Worlds
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Taylor & Francis An Archaeology of Ancash
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Taylor & Francis Marking the Land
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Balkan Dialogues Negotiating Identity between Prehistory and the Present Routledge Studies in Archaeology
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Taylor & Francis Vernacular Architecture in the PreColumbian Americas
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Taylor & Francis Crossing the Human Threshold
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Taylor & Francis Violence and Power in Ancient Egypt Image and Ideology before the New Kingdom Routledge Studies in Egyptology
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Taylor & Francis Cultural and Environmental Change on Rapa Nui Routledge Studies in Archaeology
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Taylor & Francis Mapping Jordan Through Two Millennia
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Taylor & Francis The Levant in Transition No. 4
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Taylor & Francis Villain or Visionary
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Taylor & Francis Going West
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Taylor & Francis Trypillia MegaSites and European Prehistory
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Taylor & Francis Mediterranean Connections
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Taylor & Francis Rock Art and the Wild Mind
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Taylor & Francis Dolmens in the Levant
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Taylor & Francis The Domestication of Humans
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Taylor & Francis Urbanisation in Roman Spain and Portugal Civitates Hispaniae in the Early Empire Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Archaeology of Medieval Ireland University Paperbacks
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Taylor & Francis The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Knossos Labyrinth A New View of the Palace of Minos at Knossos
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece
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Taylor & Francis The Stonehenge People
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Near East Archaeology in the Cradle of Civilization Experience of Archaeology
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Taylor & Francis Ireland in Prehistory
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Taylor & Francis The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe
Book SynopsisFragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe.Table of ContentsList of Figures, Introduction, 1 HELP FROM ARCHAEOLOGY, 2 GLIMPSES OF THE GODS, 3 THE GODS IN THE MYTHS, 4 THE CULTS OF THE NORTHERN GODS, 5 GODDESSES AND GUARDIAN SPIRITS, 6 CONTACTS WITH THE OTHERWORLD, 7 THE INTERPRETERS, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index
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Taylor & Francis The Celtic World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dictionary of Islamic Architecture
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Art Artefacts and Chronology in Classical Archaeology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Origins of Agriculture in Europe Material Cultures S
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Making of Stonehenge
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Taylor & Francis The Power of the Bull
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Taylor & Francis The Emergence of Civilisation From Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture Cities and the State of the Near East
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Cultural Identity and Archaeology The Construction of European Communities Theoretical Archaeology Group S
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Archaeology of Northeast China
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Archaeology of Iberia
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Taylor & Francis Greek Sanctuaries New Approaches
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Roman Remains of Northern and Eastern France A Guidebook
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Taylor & Francis The Celtic World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Interpreting the Landscape
Book SynopsisMost places in Britain have had a local history written about them. Up until this century these histories have addressed more parochial issues, such as the life of the manor, rather than explaining the features and changes in the landscape in a factual manner. Much of what is visible today in Britain''s landscape is the result of a chain of social and natural processes, and can be interpreted through fieldwork as well as from old maps and documents.Michael Aston uses a wide range of source material to study the complex and dynamic history of the countryside, illustrating his points with aerial photographs, maps, plans and charts. He shows how to understand the surviving remains as well as offering his own explanations for how our landscape has evolved.Trade Review'...an interesting and stimulating account' - - Current Archaeology'...this is a book written to engage the interest of a wide readership, and it deserves to succeed' - - Antiquaries Journal'...an attractively presented and profusely illustrated book' - - Landscape Research'... a fascinating and lavishly-illustrated account' - 3rd Stone'[Aston] succeeds in putting over a series of potentially complex concepts in a straight-forward manner. The numerous illustrations and wealth of aerial photography enhance the text superbly.' - The Ley HunterTable of ContentsChapter 1 How do we know what we know?; Chapter 2 Early landscapes; Chapter 3 Estates and boundaries; Chapter 4 Status in the landscape; Chapter 5 Deserted villages and offer; Chapter 6 Surviving villages; Chapter 7 Farms and hamlets; Chapter 8 Sites and patterns; Chapter 9 Land uses; Chapter 10 Field systems; Chapter 11 Communications — the links between; Chapter 12 What does It all mean?;
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Taylor & Francis The Significance of Monuments On the Shaping of Human Experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe
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Taylor & Francis The Significance of Monuments On the Shaping of Human Experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe
Book SynopsisThe Significance of Monuments is an indispensable text for all students of European prehistory. It is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating period.Trade Review'Bradley writes as he speaks: enthusiastically, lucidly and, even more importantly, interestingly.''Like a stone on calm water, it by necessity leaves out some areas but makes a profound impact on others and in so doing is no less gratifying. It should be essential reading to anyone interested in Neolithic studies.' - Alex Gibson, Landscape History vol 20 98'As someone who can work theory into practice, Bradley has the rare ability to produce successful interpretative archaeologies in a clear, readable and compelling style. It is a publication that deserves a wide audience, and not just within the closed circle of British prehistorians.' - Joshua Pollard'Bradley has identified some aspects of cosmological significance at a broad European level. The Significance of Monuments is stimulating, interesting, and enjoyable; I would highly recommend it for teaching.' - Assemblage, University of SheffieldTable of ContentsList of Figures Preface Part One: From the House of the Dead 1. Structures of Sand: Settlements, Monuments and the Nature of the Neolithic 2. Thinking the Neolithic: the Mesolithic World View and its Transformation 3. The Death of the House: the Origins of Long Mounds and Neolithic Enclosures 4. Another Time: Architecure, Ancestry and the Development of Chambered Tombs 5. Small Worlds: Causewayed Enclosures and their Transformations Part Two: Describing a Circle 6. The Persistence of Memory: Ritual, Time and the History of Ceremonial Monuments 7. The Public Interest: Ritual and Ceremonial, from Passage Graves to Henges 8. Theatre in the Round: Henge Monuments, Stone Circles and their Integration with the Landscape 9. Closed Circles: the Changing Character of Monuments, from Enclosures to Cemeteries 10. An Agricultural Revolution: the Domestication of Ritual Life during later Prehistory References.
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Taylor & Francis Ancient Greece at Work History of Civilization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Nile and Egyptian Civilization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ancient India and Indian Civilization History of Civilization
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