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The allure of ancient Egypt has endured over many centuries and this book takes you through all the main sites, temples and tombs, and investigates how mythology and religion underpinned this great civilization. All the most famous burial sites are covered, including Giza, Saqqara and the Valley of the Kings. The awe-inspiring temples are depicted from those dedicated to gods and goddesses like Hathor to the mortuary temples of Ramesses II. "The Mysteries of Ancient Egypt" looks in detail at the myths surrounding each of the gods and goddesses and their role in Creation, and how the pharaoh was the embodiment of a divine being. Funerary rituals, festivals and superstitions are also explored, as well as an in-depth examination of the crucial role that religious belief and mythology played. It includes a chronology of ancient Egypt, charting the events of a society that flourished over three millennia.

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Lorna Oakes is a lecturer in Egyptology at Birbeck College, University of London. She is also a Special Assistant in the Education Service of the British Museum, regularly taking part in public gallery talks on Ancient Egypt and the Near East. For the past fifteen years, Lorna has led many study tours to Egypt, a country which she loves and where she has many friends. Lucia Gahlin is an Egyptologist who studied at University College, University of London (UCL). She currently lectures at UCL and the Universities of Warwick, Surrey and Reading and has also led study tours around Egypt. She is heavily involved with the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London.

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  • PublisherLorenz Books
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 0754811875
  • ISBN 13 9780754811879
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages512
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