looking forward to watching a doco on the decline of the egyptian empire. when i was at jewish dayschool, we learnt all about the exodus of jews from slavery in egypt...and somebody mentioned that their system fell shortly after the slaves rebelled. so it'll be interesting to hear what the rest of the story was! anyway commented on a bunch of your other posts. you've been furiously blogging. but i do read em even if i dont get a chance to comment on all. keep it up! great photos everywhere too!
Now it would be nice to know the symbolics of a ritual bath.
I like quotations, because they make you think. On other hand, I think that they are taken ouf of concept, when a speech is shorten to such a small version.
Ancient Egypt sounds so mysterious and draw people like a spell.
looking forward to watching a doco on the decline of the egyptian empire. when i was at jewish dayschool, we learnt all about the exodus of jews from slavery in egypt...and somebody mentioned that their system fell shortly after the slaves rebelled. so it'll be interesting to hear what the rest of the story was!
ReplyDeleteanyway commented on a bunch of your other posts. you've been furiously blogging. but i do read em even if i dont get a chance to comment on all. keep it up! great photos everywhere too!
Thanks, Lance.
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interesting thought.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm still chewing on it.
ReplyDeleteOk, I'm an idiot but I have no idea what a "symbolic formation" is. I looked it up in Google and am still not clearer....
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Now it would be nice to know the symbolics of a ritual bath.
ReplyDeleteI like quotations, because they make you think.
On other hand, I think that they are taken ouf of concept, when a speech is shorten to such a small version.
Ancient Egypt sounds so mysterious and draw people like a spell.
I wanted to say, I like quotations because they make ME think.
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely a chewy quote. I must be careful or poor Opus will get arrested again. (Inside joke for LGS and his blog-readership.)
ReplyDeleteAs best as I could understand it, the author seems to indicate that the same ritual could have multiple symbolic meanings.
Immersion of the king in water symbolized purification, rebirth and exaltation as well as union with the gods.
Great immersion. Must feel incredible!
ReplyDeleteThe ancient salon and spa treatment, perhaps.
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