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1 online resource (545 pages). |
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Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans l'Empire Romain Ser.
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Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans l'Empire Romain Ser.
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THE MYTH OF THE PHOENIX; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; PART ONE PRELIMINARIES; I. Introduction; II. The Egyptian benu and the Classical phoenix; III. A Coptic text on the phoenix; PART TWO ANALYSIS OF THE MYTH OF THE PHOENIX; IV. The name phoenix; V. Lifespan and appearances; 1. The age of the phoenix and the Great Year; 2. Hesiod, frg. 304; 3. Hesiod, Jrg. 304, the Great Year and the phoenix; 4. The appearances; 5. Hesiod, frg. 304, and the phoenix as symbol of the soul; VI. The death and rebirth of the phoenix; 1. The two principal versions of the myth; 2. The preparation for death. |
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3. The genesis from the decaying remains of the predecessor4. The genesis from the ashes of the predecessor; VII. The phoenix as bird of the sun; 1. External appearance; 2. Escort of the sun; VIII. The abode; IX. The food; X. The sex; PART THREE RESULTS; XI. The development of the myth of the phoenix. Some conclusions; The phoenix in Classical and Early Christian art Documentation and Plates I-XL; Indices; I. Biblical and Jewish texts; II. Greek and Latin texts; III. Egyptian, Coptic, Syriac and other Oriental texts; IV. Names and Subjects; Corrigenda et addenda; Maps I and II. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Phoenix (Mythical bird)
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Phoenix (Mythical bird) |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Van den Broek, Roel B. Myth of the Phoenix According to Classical and Early Christian Traditions. Boston : BRILL, ©2015 9789004308329 |
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9004296263 |
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9789004296268 (electronic book) |
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