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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
318
Utgivningsdatum
2020-03-01
Upplaga
2 New edition
Förlag
Avalonia
Illustrationer
10 black and white line drawings
Dimensioner
234 x 156 x 17 mm
Vikt
463 g
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1
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149:B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9781910191217

Isis

The Eternal Goddess of Egypt and Rome

av Lesley Jackson
Häftad,  Engelska, 2020-03-01
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"Isis has the gift of universality. She is neither confined nor contained. Isis can respond to the various demands and expectations of each time and locality and can constantly be reinterpreted whilst retaining her important Egyptian soul and origins. Isis is infinitely adaptable; like a web of energy connecting many nodes she can embrace and encompass all, and each new addition strengthens and expands her web." - Lesley Jackson

Isis: The Eternal Goddess of Egypt and Rome is a thought-provoking study of one of the most enduring and enigmatic ancient goddesses. The Egyptians knew her as Aset and wrote her name with the hieroglyph of a stylised throne, emphasising her association with royalty and kingship. Isis was the wife and sister of Osiris: mother of Horus and sister of the mysterious goddess Nephthys; she was also known as a great magician, healer and associated with events of cosmic significance.

Throughout the millennia of her worship she held many roles, evidenced by the many temples, symbols and writings left behind by her devotees. Her worship spread beyond Egypt before the Greek conquest, as diplomats, merchants and other travellers who spent time in Egypt spread her cult overseas. From the Isis of the Old Kingdom of Egypt through to the All-Goddess of the Greco-Roman period and beyond, the worship of Isis grew in importance and diversified. She gained powers from the strong Greek influence in Egypt but also kept all those she already had. becoming a beneficial Goddess of nature, a Saviour and, to many, the sole Goddess.

In this extensive work author Lesley Jackson draws on the primary written sources of information on Isis, being the texts of the Ancient Egyptians and those of the Classical writers, to present the most comprehensive presentation of her worship to date. Her beginnings, her birth, her place of origin, her names, her attributes, her iconography, her relationships, her symbols (including the ankh, tyet, sistrum and situla) and the development of her cult are all carefully considered.

Other books by Lesley Jackson include Hathor: A Reintroduction to an Ancient Egyptian Goddess, Sekhmet and Bastet: The Feline Powers of Egypt, Thoth: The History of the Ancient Egyptian God of Wisdom, and The Cobra Goddess & The Chaos Serpent.
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Lesley Jackson has a lifelong interest in archaeology, ancient history and sacred myth and a fascination with the mysterious geographical, be they lost worlds, otherworlds or the sacred places of this world. She is a devotee of the Egyptian deities and since being blessed with early retirement has devoted much of her time to researching and writing about them.

Despite the strong call of Egypt she is a Northerner at heart, preferring cooler climes and wooded landscapes. She lives in the East Riding of Yorkshire, close to the lost world of Doggerland.

Innehållsförteckning

introducing isis

The Origin of Isis and Her many names

Iconography

Animals associated with Isis

The Osiris Myths

The Horus Myths

Nephthys

The Power of Two

Relationships with Other Gods

Assimilating Egyptian Goddesses

Interaction with Non Egyptian Goddesses

Kingship and Isis

The Great Magician

Isis and the Afterlife

The Healing Powers of Isis

Protect and Save

The Element of Water

Greco-Roman Additions to the Character of Isis

The Dark Side of Isis

Worship in the Pharaonic Period

The Cult of Isis

Festivals for Isis

The Temples of Isis

Out of Egypt

Christianity and Beyond

The Continuing Journey of Isis

Temples of Isis in Egypt and Nubia

Evidence of Isis outside Egypt

Bibliography

Index

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