The Secret Lore of Egypt

The Secret Lore of Egypt
Author :
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 252
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0801438470
ISBN-13 : 9780801438479
Rating : 4/5 (479 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Secret Lore of Egypt by : Erik Hornung

Download or read book The Secret Lore of Egypt written by Erik Hornung and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The study of Egypt as the fount of all wisdom and stronghold of hermetic lore, already strong in antiquity, Hornung (Egyptology, U. of Basel) calls Egyptosophy. Though it was soundly rebuffed by Egyptology, based on conventional science and history, he thinks its continuing impact on western culture"--Publisher's description.


The Secret Lore of Egypt Related Books

The Secret Lore of Egypt
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: Erik Hornung
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"The study of Egypt as the fount of all wisdom and stronghold of hermetic lore, already strong in antiquity, Hornung (Egyptology, U. of Basel) calls Egyptosophy
The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Erik Hornung
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume offers a survey about what is known about the Ancient Egyptians' vision of the afterlife and an examination of these beliefs that were written down
Akhenaten and the Religion of Light
Language: en
Pages: 164
Authors: Erik Hornung
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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
The Secret History of Hermes Trismegistus
Language: en
Pages: 175
Authors: Florian Ebeling
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-01 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Perhaps Hermeticism has fascinated so many people precisely because it has made it possible to produce many analogies and relationships to various traditions:
A Search in Secret Egypt
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Paul Brunton
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-24 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this book, philosopher Paul Brunton (1898-1981) encounters the mysteries and magic of Egypt in the 1930s, including an eerie yet illuminating night spent alo