• Anglický jazyk

The Lalibela Handbook

Autor: Damien Pryor

This guide to the famous rock churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia is the only book that explores the deeper mystical purpose implied in its artworks and cultural context.

*Tour these extraordinary underground sanctuaries, and... Viac o knihe

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This guide to the famous rock churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia is the only book that explores the deeper mystical purpose implied in its artworks and cultural context.

*Tour these extraordinary underground sanctuaries, and see how to read their architecture
* Learn of rare reports about Lalibela from travelers in earlier centuries
* Read actual texts from the Life of King Lalibela, describing how his 3-day mystical sleep inspired him to build these ten buildings

Discover:
* Ancient Egyptian sun-god beliefs embedded in Lalibela's cosmic view of Christianity
* The Church of the Virgin Mary is actually a sanctuary dedicated to a new form of the Egyptian goddess Isis
* A carving of Three Beasts, opponents of spirituality, echoing Dante's Divine Comedy and the Egyptian Book of the Dead
* Apocalyptic carvings kept secret in the crypt, according to travelers' reports
* Christ as a sun god, and carvings of the solar Akeru deity from Egypt
* Allusions to the Odes of Solomon and to Melchizedek
* Medhanie Alem; the sanctuary dedicated to the global Community of Goodwill
* Why rumours about Lalibela and the Templars are false.

  • Vydavateľstvo: Threshold Publishing
  • Rok vydania: 2014
  • Formát: Paperback
  • Rozmer: 244 x 170 mm
  • Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
  • ISBN: 9780958134194

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