Author: Bernardo Arriaza Publisher: Editorial Universitaria de Chile ISBN: 9561119897 Category : History Languages : es Pages : 97
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En esta obra, Bernardo Arriaza y Vivien Standen narran la importancia de los rituales y la momificación artificial en las poblaciones Chinchorro, práctica que comenzó hace 7000 años atrás en la costa de Arica, en el extremo norte de Chile. La transferencia del conocimiento científico aporta significativamente a la identidad cultural y regional y gracias al tesón de estos científicos la Cultura Chinchorro ha ido ganando un espacio relevante dentro del patrimonio cultural de la Historia Universal. Bernardo Arriaza and Vivien Standen present the importance of rituals and artificial mummification practices of the Chinchorro people. This ancient culture began mummifying their dead 7000 years ago along the Arica coast, in northern Chile. Sharing scientific knowledge is a fundamental undertaking that significantly contributes to cultural and regional identity. In addition, due to the continuous efforts of these researchers, the Chinchorro Culture has been gaining a significant place in the cultural patrimony of our Universal History.
Author: Jan Assmann Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 0801464862 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 505
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"Human beings," the acclaimed Egyptologist Jan Assmann writes, "are the animals that have to live with the knowledge of their death, and culture is the world they create so they can live with that knowledge." In his new book, Assmann explores images of death and of death rites in ancient Egypt to provide startling new insights into the particular character of the civilization as a whole. Drawing on the unfamiliar genre of the death liturgy, he arrives at a remarkably comprehensive view of the religion of death in ancient Egypt. Assmann describes in detail nine different images of death: death as the body being torn apart, as social isolation, the notion of the court of the dead, the dead body, the mummy, the soul and ancestral spirit of the dead, death as separation and transition, as homecoming, and as secret. Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt also includes a fascinating discussion of rites that reflect beliefs about death through language and ritual.
Author: James Hamilton-Paterson Publisher: Penguin Group ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 228
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This text discusses the mummification processes used in ancient Egypt and their relevance and importance to the religious beliefs and elaborate funeral rites of the Egyptians.
Author: Françoise Dunand Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 9780801444722 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 264
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"Today, a good century after the first X-rays of mummies, Egyptology has the benefit of all the methods and means at the disposal of forensic medicine. The 'mummy stories' we tell have changed their tone, but they have enjoyed much success, with fantastic scientific and technological results resolving the mysteries of the ancient land of the pharaohs."--from the Foreword Mummies are the things that fascinate us most about ancient Egypt. But what are mummies? How did the Egyptians create them? And why? What became of the people they once were? We are learning more all the time about the cultural processes surrounding mummification and the medical characteristics of ancient Egyptian mummies. In the first part of Mummies and Death in Egypt Françoise Dunand gives an overview of the history of mummification in Egypt from the prehistoric to the Roman period. She thoroughly describes the preparations of the dead (tombs and their furnishings, funerary offerings, ornamentation of the corpse, coffins, and canopic jars), and she includes a separate chapter on the mummification of animals. She links these various practices and behaviors to the religious beliefs of classical Egypt. In the second part of this book, Roger Lichtenberg, a physician and archaeologist, offers a fascinating narrative of his forensic research on mummies, much of it conducted with a portable X-ray machine on archaeological digs. His findings have revealed new information on the ages of the mummified, their causes of death, and the illnesses and injuries they suffered. Together, Dunand and Lichtenberg provide a state-of-the-art account of the science of mummification and its social and religious context.
Author: Foy Scalf Publisher: Oriental Institute Press ISBN: 9781614910381 Category : Book of the dead Languages : en Pages : 0
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Discover how the ancient Egyptians controlled their immortal destiny! This book, edited by Foy Scalf, explores what the Book of the Dead was believed to do, how it worked, how it was made, and what happened to it.
Author: John H. Taylor Publisher: ISBN: 9781920843816 Category : Book of the dead Languages : en Pages : 68
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"This exhibition explains the concepts, rituals and magical procedures which would guide the dead through the fearsome hall of judgement and on to the paradise of the Field of Reeds."--Back cover.
Author: Professor E A Wallis Budge, Sir Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781019676974 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Explore the rich history of Ancient Egypt through the objects associated with their funeral rituals. This guide, written by experts from the British Museum, provides a comprehensive overview of the first and second Egyptian rooms, predynastic antiquities, mummies, and mummy-cases. Immerse yourself in this fascinating culture and its beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Ange Pierre Leca Publisher: Anchor Books ISBN: 9780385146098 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 292
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Exploring the beliefs, techniques, and rituals comprising the elaborate process of mummification, Leca speculates about the ancient Egyptians' social and religious traditions and their scientific and technological knowledge
Author: Bernardo Arriaza
Author: William W. Lace
Author: Jan Assmann
Author: James Hamilton-Paterson
Author: Françoise Dunand
Author: Bernardo T. Arriaza
Author: Foy Scalf
Author: John H. Taylor
Author: Professor E A Wallis Budge, Sir
Author: Ange Pierre Leca