Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The emergence of the cult of Osiris is, in most cases, dated to the end of the 5th dynasty, the period in which the name of Osiris appears in writing, and it is commonly held that before this period not a trace of the cult can be discerned. This study is intended to investigate whether this emergence was really so sudden, or if there is evidence to suggest this appearance was preceded by a period of development of the theology and mythology of the cult. One of the most important aspects of the mythology of the cult is the rebirth of Osiris. In the theology of the cult this rebirth was projected on mortal men, and led to the postulation that every human being, whether royal or non-royal, had the possibility to attain eternal life after death. What made this cult even more attractive is that this eternal life was not confined to the tomb, as it used to be for non-royalty. The study is concerned with the rebirth possibilities of non-royal persons and aims to determine the chronological development of the rebirth connotations of the various decoration themes that were used in the chapel of Old Kingdom tombs. The decoration themes that are the subject of the determinations are the group of bed-scenes consisting of the bed-making scene and the marital bed-scene, the development in form and length of the bread loaves on the offering table, the different aspects of the scenes in which the "lotus" flower is depicted, and the marsh scenes.

Reincarnation --- Osiris --- Cult. --- Egypt --- Egypt --- Egypt --- Social life and customs --- Antiquities. --- History

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Largely unstudied until now, the religious festivals that attracted Chinese people from all walks of life provide the most instructive examples of the interaction between Chinese forms of social life and the Indian tradition of Buddhism. Stephen Teiser examines one of the most important of such annual celebrations. He provides a comprehensive interpretation of the festivities of the seventh lunar month, in which laypeople presented offerings to Buddhist monks to gain salvation for their ancestors. Teiser uncovers a wide range of sources, many translated or analyzed for the first time in any language, to demonstrate how the symbolism, rituals, and mythology of the ghost festival pervaded the social landscape of medieval China.

Ullambana. --- Memorial rites and ceremonies, Buddhist --- Pretas (Buddhism) --- S11/0605 --- S13A/0402 --- China: Social sciences--Folklore, festivals --- China: Religion--Mythology (incl. pantheon, ghosts, myths and legends) --- Buddhist memorial rites and ceremonies --- Moggallāna. --- Yü lan pʻen ching --- Pretas (Buddhism). --- S13A/0403 --- S13A/0400 --- China: Religion--Rites, magic, festivals --- China: Religion--Popular religion: general --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Buddhist memorial rites and ceremonies. --- Moggallāna. --- Yu lan pen jing. --- Yu lan pen jing --- China. --- Abhidharmal. --- Apocrypha. --- Asvajit. --- Avici Hell. --- Black Rope Hell. --- Buddhaputra. --- Chavannes, Edouard. --- Chi-kuo ssu. --- Chih-yuan. --- Christianity. --- Class structure. --- Confucius. --- Daianji. --- Dharmagupta sect. --- Dionysus. --- Dirghdgama. --- Eighteen transformations. --- Ennin. --- Etymology. --- Examiner of Fate. --- Feast, nature of. --- Five Vehicles. --- Gernet, Jacques. --- Ghosts and ancestors. --- Gunabhadra. --- Hell of Fiery Heat. --- Hsüan-tsang. --- Impartial, King. --- Iranian religions. --- Japanese literature. --- Karma Official. --- Kolita. --- Kuan-ting ching. --- Lao-tzu. --- Lay people. --- Literacy. --- Lu-tou. --- Martial powers. --- Milky Way. --- Morality books. --- Mu-lien pien. --- Musicians. --- Mädhyamika. --- Nagarjuna. --- Nanda. --- Nirvanasūtra. --- Officer of Earth. --- Officer of Records. --- Parents. --- Prasenajit, King. --- Radha. --- Renunciation. --- Rite of passage. --- Sage. --- Sangoku denki. --- All Souls' Day (Buddhism) --- Bon Festival (Buddhist festival) --- Bon Matsuri --- Bonmatsuri --- Buddhist All Souls' Day --- Feast of Lanterns --- Feast of the Dead --- Festival of Lanterns --- Festival of Souls --- Festival of the Dead --- Lantern Festival --- Obon --- Urabon --- Urabon'e --- Fasts and feasts --- Festivals --- Buddhism --- Memorial rites and ceremonies --- Civilization, Medieval --- Medieval civilization --- Middle Ages --- Civilization --- Chivalry --- Renaissance --- Petas (Buddhism) --- Preta realm (Buddhism) --- Karma --- Reincarnation --- Transmigration --- Rituals --- History --- Yü lan pʻen ching --- Yulan phan-kin --- Ullambana-sūtra --- Urabongyō --- Cina --- Kinë --- Cathay --- Chinese National Government --- Chung-kuo kuo min cheng fu --- Republic of China (1912-1949) --- Kuo min cheng fu (China : 1912-1949) --- Chung-hua min kuo (1912-1949) --- Kina (China) --- National Government (1912-1949) --- China (Republic : 1912-1949) --- People's Republic of China --- Chinese People's Republic --- Chung-hua jen min kung ho kuo --- Central People's Government of Communist China --- Chung yang jen min cheng fu --- Chung-hua chung yang jen min kung ho kuo --- Central Government of the People's Republic of China --- Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo --- Zhong hua ren min gong he guo --- Kitaĭskai︠a︡ Narodnai︠a︡ Respublika --- Činská lidová republika --- RRT --- Republik Rakjat Tiongkok --- KNR --- Kytaĭsʹka Narodna Respublika --- Jumhūriyat al-Ṣīn al-Shaʻbīyah --- RRC --- Kitaĭ --- Kínai Népköztársaság --- Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku --- Erets Sin --- Sin --- Sāthāranarat Prachāchon Čhīn --- P.R. China --- PR China --- PRC --- P.R.C. --- Chung-kuo --- Zhongguo --- Zhonghuaminguo (1912-1949) --- Zhong guo --- Chine --- République Populaire de Chine --- República Popular China --- Catay --- VR China --- VRChina --- 中國 --- 中国 --- 中华人民共和国 --- Jhongguó --- Bu̇gu̇de Nayiramdaxu Dundadu Arad Ulus --- Bu̇gu̇de Nayiramdaqu Dumdadu Arad Ulus --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Dundad Ard Uls --- BNKhAU --- БНХАУ --- Khi︠a︡tad --- Kitad --- Dumdadu Ulus --- Dumdad Uls --- Думдад Улс --- Kitajska --- China (Republic : 1949- ) --- Memorial rites and ceremonies, Buddhist - China. --- Kolita --- Mokuren --- Mokukenren --- Mongnyŏn --- Maudgalyāyana --- Mu-lien --- Mu-chʻien-lien --- Ta-mu-chʻien-lien --- Dai Mokukenren --- Mulian --- Molon Toyin --- Molon Toĭn --- Modġaljibu --- Maud-gal-gyi-bu --- Mahāmaudgalyāyana --- 1949 --- -BNKhAU --- China --- Chung-hua min kuo --- Jhonggu --- Khi͡atad --- Kin --- Kita --- Kitaĭskai͡a Narodnai͡a Respublika --- National Government --- Republic --- Republic of China --- Zhonghuaminguo --- Fête des fantômes affamés. --- Preta. --- Bouddhisme --- Fêtes religieuses --- Rites et cérémonies.