Author: Charles Edward MoldenkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Tale of the Two Brothers, a Fairy Tale of Ancient Egypt
Author: Charles Edward MoldenkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Tale of the Two Brothers
Author: Charles Edward MoldenkePublisher: Black Classic Press
ISBN: 9780933121164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The tale of the two brothers
Author: The Ancient Egyptian "tale of Two Brothers"
Author: Susan T. HollisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
What is the meaning of this story from antiquity, so similar in form to the European folktale? The "Tale of Two Brothers" describes a rite of passage, telling the the nearly universal story of a handsome and chaste young shepherd who rejects seduction by a powerful older woman and, after many adventures, becomes king. The story of this shepherd, Bata, is intertwined with that of his brother Anubis who, deceived at first, is unceasing in his efforts to restore his brother and eventually becomes king himself. The tale also has traits peculiar to ancient Egypt, notably that the main characters are gods as well as kings. Bata and Anubis are both divine figures connected with Egypts mortuary cults, and their story is replete with religious symbols of rebirth. Using comparative analysis, the author makes a major contribution to our understanding of a story that has puzzled folklorists for almost 140 years. At the same time, she constructs a model for examining ancient narratives, neither denying their cultural context nor allowing it to impede understanding. To provide this ancient context, Susan Tower Hollis utilizes a variety of works, including literary, mythological and wisdom texts, cultic materials, historical and political works, and Egyptian paintings, reliefs and sculptures. The second edition of this classic and long out-of-print text takes into account further scholarship on the "Tale of Two Brothers" since its original publication in 1990 and contains a new, updated bibliography.
The Tale of the Two Brothers
Author: Charles Edward MoldenkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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The Ancient Egyptian "Tale of Two Brothers"
Author: Susan T. HollisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Drawing on texts written by the Egyptians and their neighbors, and on works by classical authors and the Copts, Manniche, a Danish Egyptologist, has reconstructed an herbal of 94 species of plants and trees used from before the pharaohs to the Coptic period. A revision of the author's doctoral thesis (Harvard). Using the tools of modern scholarship from a variety of disciplines such as folklore and anthropology, this study places the ancient narrative in its cultural and historical context and attempts to elicit the meaning of the tale for its own time. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Tale of the Two Brothers
Author: Charles Edward MoldenkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Tale of the Two Brothers, a Fairy Tale of Ancient Egypt; the D'Orbiney Papyrus in Hieratic Characters in the British Museum
Author: Charles E MoldenkePublisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789353898915
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
The Tale of the Two Brothers
Author: Charles Edward MoldenkePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333584085
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Excerpt from The Tale of the Two Brothers: A Fairy Tale of Ancient Egypt; The D'orbiney Papyrus in Hieratic Characters in the British Museum In transliterating the Egyptian words the author follows the old system of the grandmasters of Egyptology, Lepsius and Brugsch, in preference to that of the so-called new German school with its curious signs and unpronounce able words. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Egyptian Myth: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Geraldine PinchPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192803468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This text explains the cultural and historical background to the fascinating and complex world of Egyptian myth, with each chapter dealing with a particular theme.