The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore write by Hilda M. Ransome. This book was released on 2004-04-01. The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Hilda Ransome's well-documented and copiously illustrated study of bees points out that no creature has provided man with so much wholesome food; nor has any inspired so many beliefs and superstitions. Illustrations depict bees, hives, and beekeepers as they appear in paintings and sculpture, on coins, jewelry, and Mayan glyphs; and carved into African tree trunks. Chapters cover the folklore of bees and bee culture — from Egyptian, Babylonian, and other ancient sources to practices in modern Europe. The use of honey in religious rites, as well as customs and superstitions in France and Central Europe, folk stories from Finland, and the bee in America are also described.
The Tears of Re
The Tears of Re - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Tears of Re write by Gene Kritsky. This book was released on 2015-10-08. The Tears of Re available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. According to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears turned into honey bees upon touching the ground. For this reason, the honey bee was sacrosanct in ancient Egyptian culture. From the art depicting bees on temple walls to the usage of beeswax as a healing ointment, the honey bee was a pervasive cultural motif in ancient Egypt because of its connection to the sun god Re. Gene Kritsky delivers a concise introduction of the relationship between the honey bee and ancient Egyptian culture, through the lenses of linguistics, archeology, religion, health, and economics. Kritsky delves into ancient Egypt's multifaceted society, and traces the importance of the honey bee in everything from death rituals to trade. In doing so, Kritsky brings new evidence to light of how advanced and fascinating the ancient Egyptians were. This richly illustrated work appeals to a broad range of interests. For archeology lovers, Kritsky delves into the archeological evidence of Egyptian beekeeping and discusses newly discovered tombs, as well as evidence of manmade hives. Linguists will be fascinated by Kritsky's discussion of the first documented written evidence of the honeybee hieroglyph. And anyone interested in ancient Egypt or ancient cultures in general will be intrigued by Kritsky's treatment of the first documented beekeepers. This book provides a unique social commentary of a community so far removed from modern humans chronologically speaking, and yet so fascinating because of the stunning advances their society made. Beekeeping is the latest evidence of how ahead of their times the Egyptians were, and the ensuing narrative is as captivating as every other aspect of ancient Egyptian culture.
The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore. With ... Plates, Etc
The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore. With ... Plates, Etc - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore. With ... Plates, Etc write by Hilda M. Ransome. This book was released on 1937. The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore. With ... Plates, Etc available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
What the Bee Knows
What the Bee Knows - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook What the Bee Knows write by P. L. Travers. This book was released on 2010-08-31. What the Bee Knows available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The Sphinx, the Pyramids, the stone temples are, all of them, ultimately, as flimsy as London Bridge; our cities but tents set up in the cosmos. We pass. But what the bee knows, the wisdom that sustains our passing life—however much we deny or ignore it—that for ever remains." —P. L. Travers
The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore, Etc
The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore, Etc - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore, Etc write by Hilda M. RANSOME. This book was released on 1937. The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore, Etc available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
