ve promjene možemo očekivati. Slično tome, želimo pronaći zakonitosti u društvu i povijesti koje će nam omogućiti razumijevanje trenutnih promjena i predviđanje budućnosti. Mnogi ljudi se tada okreću politici, ideologiji ili religiji kako bi pronašli smisao i stabilnost u svijetu koji se mijenja. Ti sustavi nude svojevrsni okvir u kojem se mogu povezati s drugima … Read more
Talking about Egyptian rulers is like entering a completely different world, like returning to that dreamt “golden age” that numerous legends tell us about, a time with different standards of living, different customs, and cosmological understandings. In front of the magnificent works of that millennium-old civilization, in front of the inheritance of wisdom that still … Read more
Fragment of the Turin papyrus. One of the significant historical sources on which modern Egyptology relies originates from Manetho, an Egyptian priest from Lower Egypt. The few remaining historical records about his life state that he was a priest who lived in Heliopolis around the 3rd century BC, during the reign of the Ptolemaic dynasty. … Read more
Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (1846-1916) is one of the key figures in the young science of Egyptology, which emerged in the 19th century thanks to the work of French and English enthusiasts and lovers of Egyptian civilization. Although Europeans came into contact with remnants of Egyptian culture throughout the Middle Ages, and especially during the … Read more
The history of ancient Egypt does not fit into the scientific scheme of the world’s past. The remains of its impressive culture still confuse scientists, while temples, tombs, and pyramids hide their secrets and overshadow many achievements of modern civilization. The officially accepted history of Egyptian culture is counted from around 4000 BC, and the … Read more
“Our perception of the world and the ancient Egyptians’ perception of the world differ greatly, including their attitudes towards death. For the ancient Egyptians, there was only one life. It was the life of the soul, which, through many earthly lives, came to understand and realize its immortality. In the afterlife, the soul was as … Read more
The Egyptian civilization was exceptional in every way. Herodotus writes: “Everything there is different.” And indeed, Egypt has always been associated with mystery and enigma. The Egyptians were believed to have knowledge of hidden forces of nature and knowledge that surpasses our understanding today. Every form of magic (however we imagine it!) is connected to … Read more
In the 19th and first half of the 20th century, there was a belief that a lot was known about ancient Egypt. A comprehensive image was formed of an infantile civilization with a typical slave-based system, fanatically inhumane religiousness that favored totemism, worshiped animals, and glorified death. Many generations of children were raised with such … Read more
The concept of death has always been associated with the mystery of life: an enigmatic cause, an unknown purpose, and countless paths that can lead a person to that purpose. Throughout history, people have questioned the meaning of their own existence, and the inevitable phenomenon of parting with life has represented an important unknown in … Read more
