A definitive interpretation of traditional Islamic philosophy from the beginning to the present day. Corbin identifies the great themes of the doctrinal and mystical vision of Islamic philosophy, through comparative parallels, and in relation to currents in Western philosophy.
This volume brings together the works on ancient religion by Aylward Manley Blackman (1883-1956). A select bibliography provides an update and key to the more recent work on topics discussed by Blackman.
Commissioned to mark the 75th anniversary of the start of work in the royal burial ground by the 5th Earl of Carnavon and Howard Carter, this book presents an up-to-date review of the developments in excavation, mapping and research in the Valley of the Kings.
The author uses the heb-sed, or Sed-festival, an ancient Egyptian religious festival that can be traced to the Archaic period, as the basis for a comparative study for providing insights into the controversial reign of Amenhotep IV - Akhenaten.
An up-to-date study of all nautical terms employed in Ancient Egypt from the Early Dynastic period to Greco-Roman times.