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A couple of book tips from a person who has a somewhat different take on Ancient Egypt. The person making the video seems to be some kind of "pagan" priestess who seemingly use for example "The book of the dead" as a tool in her work.
It is interesting to see all different takes on Ancient Egypt and how it can be used both for political and religious purposes beside the strict scientific study of it.
Anyway the books seem interesting and maybe I order a couple of them
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Chronicle of the Pharaohs by Peter Clayton is a must have also Upper Egypt Life along the Nile by Nicholas Hopkins
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This is not the type of book I would get into but it's famous in this mystical take
This book contains the first published results of Schwaller's 12 years of research at the temple of Luxor and its implications for interpreting the symbolic and mathematical processes of the Egyptians through their sacred architecture. Google Books
Although Priestess Dandelion might get turned off by the seeming male orientation here Originally published: 1949
René Adolphe Schwaller de Lubicz (December 30, 1887 – December 7, 1961), born René Adolphe Schwaller in Alsace-Lorraine, was a French Egyptologist and mystic who popularized the idea of sacred geometry in ancient Egypt during his study of the art and architecture of the Temple of Luxor in Egypt, and his subsequent book The Temple In Man He was given the title "de Lubicz" in 1919 by the Lithuanian writer, mystic and diplomat Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz Milosz. He also wrote under the mystical name 'Aor', signifying "Light of the Higher Mind". He may have become a student of Theosophy and Syncretism, as those two concepts are extensively tackled in his books.
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I found another book review video, it presents a guidebook to the Egyptian Museum by Zahi Hawass. Soon he must make a new one since the collections are transferred to the new Grand Egyptian Museum.
Hawass book is published both electronically and in paper form.
quote:At Archaeosoup Towers, we love books! In this series we review books (Old and New) from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Today we take a look at 'Inside the Egyptian Museum with Zahi Hawass'.
Seems like the mystical side of Ancient Egypt has had an attraction in the West since long time.
It also took root in popular culture especially after the discovery of Tutankhamon´s tomb and the alleged curses associated with it. After that the magic of ancient Egypt has fascinated with walking mummies and ancient curses.
The idea of resurrected mummies though occurred earlier than so. One example is the book The Mummy by Jane C Laudon from 1827.
Today many neopagans and different esoteric societies and occultists seem very interested in and inspired by ancient Egypt, its gods and religion.
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Ancient Egypt has also made its inprint in modern fictional literature. Several examples of that are presented in the thread Favorite novels set in Ancient Egypt?
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A somewhat animated review by Youtuber Chief X about the book:
Kilimanjaro, Ife et al 2014: Maat - Guiding Principles of Moral Living
His main objections against the book is that it promotes the African Olmec myth and that it also claims a total replacement of the ancient Egyptians by foreign, non Black peoples.
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