Image of the World and Symbol of the Creator

On the Cosmological and Iconological Values of the Temple of Edfu

by Ragnhild B Finnestad

Book cover: Image of the World and Symbol of the Creator

Extent: 185 pages

Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Studies in Oriental Religions

Series volume number: 10

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 2013)

ISBN: 9783447025041

6.65 x 9.45 inches

Price: $55.00

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This study of the Temple of Edfu interprets the ontology and theology inherent in its texts, decorations and architecture; these sources are revealed to be expressive of a monistic ontology and a theology of immanence. It also discusses the metaphorical values of the temple as a representation of the world and its cultic functions as a symbol of the creator immanent in his work of creation.

  • By (author) Ragnhild B Finnestad