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The Gods Of Egypt

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The Gods of Egypt, first published in France in 1992 and now in its third French edition, is a short, elegant, and highly accessible survey of ancient Egyptian religion. The clarity and brevity of...

Gods And Men In Egypt

By Francoise Dunand, Christiane Zivie-Coche, David Lorton, Françoise Dunand, Françoise Dunand & Christiane Zivie-Coche, FranÃ§Oise Dunand

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In Their Wide-ranging Interpretation Of The Religion Of Ancient Egypt, Francoise Dunand And Christiane Zivie-coche Explore How, Over A Period Of Roughly 3500 Years, The Egyptians Conceptualized The...

The Priests Of Ancient Egypt

By JEAN-PIERRE CORTEGGIANI, David Lorton, Serge Sauneron

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The gods were everywhere in Ancient Egypt. Represented by statues, bas-reliefs, and funerary paintings, they even walked among the Egyptians in the person of Pharaoh, considered to be a living god,...

The Sungod'S Journey Through The Netherworld

By David Lorton, Andreas Schweizer, Erik Hornung, Foreword By Erik Hornung

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"The ancient Egyptian sources come alive, speaking to us without seeming alien to our modern ways of thinking. Andreas Schweizer invites us to join the nocturnal voyage of the solar barque and to i...

The Secret History Of Hermes Trismegistus: Hermeticism From Ancient To Modern Times

By David Lorton, Florian Ebeling, Jan Assmann

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"Perhaps Hermeticism has fascinated so many people precisely because it has made it possible to produce many analogies and relationships to various traditions: to Platonism in its many varieties, t...

Death And Salvation In Ancient Egypt

By David Lorton, Jan Assmann, Translated From The German By David Lorton

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"Human beings," the acclaimed Egyptologist Jan Assmann writes, "are the animals that have to live with the knowledge of their death, and culture is the world they create so they can live with that...

Akhenaten And The Religion Of Light

By David Lorton, Erik Hornung

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Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, was king of Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty and reigned from 1375 to 1358 B.C. E. Called the "religious revolutionary," he is the earliest known creator o...

The Twilight Of Ancient Egypt: First Millennium B. C. E.

By David Lorton, Karol Myśliwiec, Karol Mysliwiec, Translated From The German By David Lorton

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Karol Mysliwiec surveys a turbulent time in Ancient Egyptian culture and history—the eight hundred years between the eleventh century B.C.E. and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332...

The Sungod'S Journey Through The Netherworld: Reading The Ancient Egyptian Amduat

By David Lorton, Andreas Schweizer, Foreword By Erik Hornung

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Ancient Egypt In 101 Questions And Answers

By Thomas Schneider, David Lorton, J.J. Shirley

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How well do we really know ancient Egypt? The world of the Egyptians seems strangely familiar to us: exhibitions of ancient art and archaeological discoveries in the desert sands continue to genera...

How to Convert ISBN-10 to ISBN-13 (and Vice Versa): A Complete Guide

If you’re in the world of books—whether as a publisher, librarian, bookseller, or avid collector—you’ve likely come across the terms ISBN-10 and ISBN-13. Understanding these formats and knowing how to convert between them is essential for maintaining consistency and compatibility in book records. In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about ISBN conversions, step by step.

What is an EAN and How Does it Relate to an ISBN?

If you’ve ever purchased a product online or in a store, you’ve likely come across a barcode. Behind these barcodes lies a standardized system that makes modern commerce possible. Two key codes often encountered are the EAN (European Article Number) and ISBN (International Standard Book Number). But what are they, how are they connected, and why are they so crucial? Let’s explore.