Reviews by doudouce55

This book describes the many facets of the Egyptian goddess Isis and explains her worship in several civilizations.

The 24 chapters are each identified with an hour and an important aspect of Isis : her temples, her rites, her foods, her love and her magick are only a few of the presented features.
The reader explores Isis while searching for him- or herself.

An informative book, for spiritually open-minded readers.

This is a well written book dealing with the correlation between the body system and organs impacting man's spiritual system. The author hypothesises that the stomach is representative of 'the opening of way'.

In essence it is a book for spiritual transformation by means of Ancient Egyptian wisdom.
There are no illustrations, yet the book offers a chapter on reincarnation and another on peace. It is interesting, but definitely for the interested and open-minded to such ideas of 'wisdom teachings'.

The focus of spiritual life in Ancient Egypt turned around the experience of Death. As the preface notes, "[t]he Ancient Egyptians believed it was in the tomb that heaven and earth, and life and death converged most closely."

This book reveals all the secrets and traditions of the rituals of death for the Ancient Egyptians, from ceremonies to the role of priests, the imaginary of Osiris and Isis, Anubis and others. Through extensive research the author brings the reader into the tombs, into the private world of Ancient Egypt.

It is an extremely well researched and fascinating book for the interested in knowing more about social and religious practices in Ancient Egypt.

Such moments are rare these days when one takes a book in the hand and is completely captivated by it after reading the first few pages : this is what happened with Voices of the Rocks.

The author, a geologist and a professor, is one of this era's best academics. He articulates his vast knowledge, experience and research into our ancient past in an engaging and scholarly fashion.

In this book he brings us beyond the limits of our need to think and to find answers. He explains the numerous theories available and then tries to work them out so we can truly understand the reason of each venue. At every page we feel the exciting moment of truth and of discovery, but only to fall back on our feet to the reality.
This is a rollercoaster for the newcomer.

The book also serves as a travelogue since the reader follows Professor Schoch in his travels from the sandy deserts of Egypt to the bottom of the ocean in Japan. This book does not answer questions but makes us wonder. A definite must for all.

These volumes, written by a distinguished American Egyptologist, were first published in 1906 and 1907. In his introduction to this re-edition, Egyptologist Peter Piccione provides a short biography of the author as well as a historical account of the 5 tomes.

Volume 1 discusses the First through the Seventeenth Dynasties; Volume 2, the Eighteenth Dynasty; Volume 3, the Nineteenth Dynasty; Volume 4, the Twentieth through Twenty-Sixth Dynasties.
Volume 5 contains supplementary bibliographies and indices for the previous volumes.

Piccione has added a more recent bibliography that proves to be quite useful. Each book in the set offers a description of texts along with comments on historicity and significance, before continuing onto easy-to-understand translations. Many of the texts included are never-before-seen passages, while others are quite popular: the Palermo Stone, Letter of Pepi II, Tale of Sinuhe, Tomb of Rekhmire, Capture of Kadesh, Papyrus Harris, Adoption Stela of Nitocris, and so on. This is the most complete, easy-to-consult translation of Egyptian historical texts ever available in the field of Egyptology. A highly recommended ressource for students and scholars.

Involving Amelia and her Egyptologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, their gifted son Ramses as well as David and Nefret, this novel begins in 1907 in England where Amelia attends a suffragettes' meeting. From that moment on, bizarre events put the Emerson Peabody family in danger. Suspecting that the Master Criminal is behind their problems, the family travels to Egypt in order to continue excavating in the Valley of Kings. As always, their archaeological expedition is interrupted by several incidents.

Fascinating entertainment where adventure and romance meet.

Back in London, the acclaimed British Egyptologists and sleuths, heroine Amelia Peabody and husband Radcliffe Emerson, attempt to solve a case involving the famous mummy's curse, after a British Museum night guard is found dead. Lords, journalists and renowned Egyptologists are among the suspects.

Containing accurate Egyptological details, full of action, with a touch of romance and much atmosphere, it is an exciting, entertaining and chilling adventure for all to read.

Many art and architectural treasures survive from Ancient Egypt. This book offers 400 illustrations of such treasures from the fourth millennium B.C. to the conquest of Alexander the Great. The author examines Ancient Egyptian tombs, temples, palaces, decorations, and many other works of art.

A recommended book for the interested student of art and of Egyptology.

The origins of Hermes Trismegistus, the sage cult hero of Graeco-Roman Egypt, to many people has seemingly been lost in the midst of time. This is the first investigation undertaken into his mystic by a social historian. The technical and philosophical aspects of Hermetica are normally seen as separate entities, but the author argues for their togetherness as was typical of philosophy and religion of that era. The book has no illustrations or photos and in that sense it is quite scholarly.

This is definitely for those who are religion-orientated, especially and more precisely interested in Hermes.

The author examines the tombs of private persons, and describes their layout, decoration, contents and structure. Eleven Theban tombs (TT52, TT55, TT56, TT69, TT96, TT100, TT49, TT192, TT409, TT1 and TT359) are beautifully presented and illustrated. Heavily updated from its original German edition, this first English translation is a wonderful addition to public and private libraries.

This book should be required reading for art lovers, Egyptophiles and travelers alike.