Search for dissertations about: "eternal return"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words eternal return.

2. 1. Celestial Cycles : Astronomical Concepts of Regeneration in the Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts

   Author : Patrik Wallin; Katja Goebs; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Archaeology; Ancient Egypt; Coffin Texts; Astronomy; Middle Kingdom; calendars; time; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; Egyptology; Egyptologi; Informatics; computer and systems science;

   Abstract : This study analyzes the astronomical references found in the ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts. Chapter i presents the aim and method of this study as well as describing the primary sources and previous research. Chapter 2 deals with the conceptual background for the three cycles, as related to the year, month and the day as units of time. READ MORE