The lake of knives and the lake of fire- Studies of topography of passage in ancient egyptian religious literature
This thesis is an investigation into the safe passage of the deceased over water as exemplified in the Lake of Knives and the Lake of Fire. The journey of the deceased from death to resurrection is envisaged as taking place in a boat crossing dangerous places and ordeals. This journey was parallel to the sun god Re's passage over the waters of the sky, and in which he is threatened by the powers of chaos. he rites of passage ocus on the safe pasage of through chaos,and assert resurrection, ebirth and life after death for the deceased the passageis re-enactedin mythical imagesa nd in ritual actions,a nd focuseso n the safej ourney of the deceasedth rought he ordealso f the Netherworld. This thesis is divided into seven chapters. Chapter One deals with the symbolism of water, knives and fire. Water is dealt with as the discharge which comes from the body of Osiris and offered to him in ritual. The second section deals with the symbolism of knives and fire. It is concluded that water mediates the passageo f the deceasedw hen it is offered to him in ritual. Water can also cause vlent death.Fire and knivesa reused as destructive tools in rituals. Chapter Two explores the cartographical descriptions and cosmographical
Abass, Eltayeb Sayed
The lake of knives and the lake of fire- Studies of topography of passage in ancient egyptian religious literature. This thesis is an investigation into the safe passage of the deceased over water as exemplified in the Lake of Knives and the Lake of Fire. The journey of the deceased from death to resurrection is envisaged as taking place in a boat crossing dangerous places and ordeals. This journey was parallel to the sun god Re's passage over the waters of the sky, and in which he is threatened by the powers of chaos. he rites of passage ocus on the safe pasage of through chaos,and assert resurrection, ebirth and life after death for the deceased the passageis re-enactedin mythical imagesa nd in ritual actions,a nd focuseso n the safej ourney of the deceasedth rought he ordealso f the Netherworld. This thesis is divided into seven chapters. Chapter One deals with the symbolism of water, knives and fire. Water is dealt with as the discharge which comes from the body of Osiris and offered to him in ritual. The second section deals with the symbolism of knives and fire. It is concluded that water mediates the passageo f the deceasedw hen it is offered to him in ritual. Water can also cause vlent death.Fire and knivesa reused as destructive tools in rituals. Chapter Two explores the cartographical descriptions and cosmographical
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