Shamanic Wisdom in the Pyramid Texts: The Mystical Tradition of Ancient Egypt

by Jeremy Naydler

A radical reinterpretation of the Pyramid Texts as shamanic mystical wisdom rather than funerary rituals * Reveals the mystical nature of Egyptian civilization denied by orthodox Egyptologists * Examines the similarity between the pharaoh's afterlife voyage and shamanic journeying * Shows shamanism to be the foundation of the Egyptian mystical tradition To the Greek philosophers and other peoples of the ancient world, Egypt was regarded as the home...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892817550
• ISBN13: 9780892817559
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Inner Traditions International
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"