Victoria Altmann-Wendling, MondSymbolik - MondWissen. Lunare Konzepte in den ägyptischen Tempeln griechisch-römischer Zeit, Studien zur spätägyptischen Religion 22, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2019

Abstract

The reviewed book is an in-depth study and analysis of the rich and varied sources of information, providing an in-depth look at the nature and characteristics of the moon and its various phases and phenomena, as well as its role and function, to the ancient Egyptian mind-set in Ptolemaic and Roman times. The study concurrently contributes greatly to our understanding of the mythological role and function the moon in all its aspects played in ancient Egypt.

Keywords

• Review
• Ptolemaic-Roman period
• Moon
• Religion
• Architecture
• Iconography