Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture, by Anthony J. Barbieri-Low

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijela Stefanović
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Early China

Ghosts and Religious Life in Early China

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mu-Chou Poo
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Early China ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Ghost Stories ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Fear And Anxiety

For modern people, ghost stories are no more than thrilling entertainment. For those living in antiquity, ghosts were far more serious beings, as they could affect the life and death of people and cause endless fear and anxiety. How did ancient societies imagine what ghosts looked like, what they could do, and how people could deal with them? From the vantage point of modernity, what can we learn about an obscure, but no less important aspect of an ancient culture? In this volume, Mu-chou Poo explores the ghosts of ancient China, the ideas that they nurtured, and their role in its culture. His study provides fascinating insights into the interaction between the idea of ghosts and religious activities, literary imagination, and social life devoted to them. Comparing Chinese ghosts with those of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, Poo also offers a wider perspective on the role of ghosts in human history.

Sun Symbols in Ancient Egypt

1896 ◽  
Vol 42 (1075supp) ◽  
pp. 17176-17177
Author(s):  
F. W. Read
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Egypt
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