[PDF] Praising The Goddess eBook

Author : Holger Kockelmann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 15,1 MB
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110212250

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In recent decades, the relation between Egyptian and Greek praises of the goddess Isis has received much scholarly attention. The present study, however, focuses on six Demotic hymns and praises directed to this goddess: P. Heidelberg dem. 736 verso, O. Hor 10, Theban Graffiti 3156, 3462, 3445, and P. Tebt. Tait 14. These texts from the second century BC to the second century AD are re-edited in facsimile, transliteration and translation. A commentary to each document discusses philological matters, providing improved readings in some instances. For the first time, the six texts are analyzed comparatively in regard to formal features and content. The concept of Isis that is outlined by the Demotic sources is set against Isis' role as described by other Egyptian sources (such as temple inscriptions or theophoric personal names) and by Greek eulogies of the goddess. An appendix offers an overview of other Demotic hymns and praises addressed to various divinities.

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Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0892546166

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About 16 centuries ago, an unknown Indian author or authors gathered together the diverse threads of already ancient traditions and wove them into a verbal tapestry that today is still the central text for worshippers of the Hindu Devi, the Divine Mother. This spiritual classic, the Devimahatmya, addresses the perennial questions of the nature of the universe, humankind, and divinity. How are they related, how do we live in a world torn between good and evil, and how do we find lasting satisfaction and inner peace? These questions and their answers form the substance of the Devimahatmya. Its narrative of a dispossessed king, a merchant betrayed by the family he loves, and a seer whose teaching leads beyond existential suffering sets the stage for a trilogy of myths concerning the all-powerful Divine Mother, Durga, and the fierce battles she wages against throngs of demonic foes. In these allegories, her adversaries represent our all-too-human impulses toward power, possessions, and pleasure. The battlefields symbolize the field of human consciousness on which our lives' dramas play out in joy and sorrow, in wisdom and folly. The Devimahatmya speaks to us across the ages of the experiences and beliefs of our ancient ancestors. We sense their enchantment at nature's bounty and their terror before its destructive fury, their recognition of the good and evil in the human heart, and their understanding that everything in our experience is the expression of a greater reality, personified as the Divine Mother.

Author : Anita C. Donihue
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,93 MB
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 162836498X

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Anita Corrine Donihue's beloved When I'm Praising God is back in a completely updated package! The second book in Anita's best-selling When I'm on My Knees series, When I'm Praising God sold nearly 300,000 copies in its first release. Encouraging women to praise God in any and every situation, When I'm Praising God is a heartfelt collection of prayers, devotional thoughts, poems, and scripture. It's designed to help readers through even the most trying times, by turning their focus to the God who overcomes all-and is worthy of all praise. This new edition is priced right for anyone looking to praise and worship God.

Author : Chelsea Luellon Bolton
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,88 MB
Release : 2019-11-22
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ISBN : 9781796838091

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Fiercely Bright One, Beautiful Lady, Queen of Heaven, Giver of Wealth, Great of Magic, Mother of God. These are some of the titles given to Aset, the ancient Egyptian Goddess commonly known as Isis. She is a goddess of kingship, sovereignty of Heaven and Earth, magic, knowledge, healing, divination and owns Ra's Hidden Name. Presented here is a collection of over 100 hymns, prayers and inscriptions from various Ancient Egyptian temples and papyri praising and petitioning the goddess Aset. Many of these works have never been translated into English.

Author : Chelsea Luellon Bolton
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2017-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781329894976

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Fiercely Bright One, Beautiful Lady, Queen of Heaven, Giver of Wealth, Great of Magic, Mother of God. These are some of the titles given to Aset, the ancient Egyptian Goddess commonly known as Isis. She is a goddess of kingship, sovereignty of Heaven and Earth, magic, knowledge, healing, divination and owns Ra's Hidden Name. Presented here is a collection of over 100 hymns, prayers and inscriptions from various Ancient Egyptian temples and papyri praising and petitioning the goddess Aset. Many of these works have never been translated into English.

Author : Patricia Della-Piana
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 32,62 MB
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0557079764

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Awaken your spirituality with words you’ve always known, now composed in psalm format, that will echo the depth of your devotion to the Goddess. As any dedicant knows, repetition of the words used in worship, regardless of the feeling behind them, can lead to a robotic performance of what was once meaningful and reverent prayer. The poetic spirit in these psalms will resound in your soul, granting a new vision of your veneration, a fresh approach to your communion with the deity of your choice.

Author : Barbara G. Walker
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 13,7 MB
Release : 2000-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1615922334

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Hearkening back to the widespread worship of a mother goddess at the dawn of civilization, Walker argues for a restoration of this primal religious sensibility which celebrated the Earth's fertility and woman's innate power to bear new life.