The symbolic world of Egyptian amulets

"This book proposes to guide the reader in the exploration of a symbolic universe hidden in the amulets of ancient Egypt, those privileged testimonies of the essential originality and wealth of the Pharaonic civilisation. Small as they are, these items speak to us of a wide variety of topics: the everyday cares of the Nile Valley peasant faced with an environment he has yet to master, the complexity of the pantheon and the sacred bestiary, the subtle physiognomies of royalty." "Adopting the approach first chosen by Jacques-Edouard Berger, prevailingly sensitive to what the object had to 'say', we discover the outcome of an ardent quest for the nefer, the universal divine harmony, through objects bearers of nefer, the expression of all beauty and plenitude. Most of the amulets shown in the book are on exhibit in the Musee de Design et d'Arts Appliques Contemporains (MUDAC) at Lausanne, where the ensemble of the Jacques-Edouard Berger collection is on long-term loan."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2006

Language

English

Publisher

5 Continents Editions

Editions

4

Pages

164

ISBN

9788874392445

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