Mitos y leyendas del antiguo Egipto

The translation for the first time into Spanish of this classic by British Egyptologist TGH James not only involves discovering a large number of monumental inscriptions and much of the popular literature of ancient Egypt, but also the pleasure of enjoying the exceptional knowledge about Egyptian society and the expertise in interpreting the original context of these recitations that the English author had. James guides us through the world of the stories, tales and myths of Pharaonic and Greco-Roman Egypt, where the natural and fabulous mixes with the divine and earthly to shape a series of stories that through legends and beliefs open a window to the religious and intellectual world of that civilization. In these pages, Isis and Re, Horus and Seth, Osiris, the divine origin of the pharaohs, the years of famine, the transit to death, Kheops and the magicians, naval, agricultural adventures, treasures, sometimes exotic stories meet. and others strangely contemporary. In his version, James decided to present each translation in a free style, faithful to the texts written in hieroglyphics or hieratic, but allowing himself some twists and turns. As far as possible, these narrative figures have been maintained without distorting the Egyptian original or the work of James, which shows in this little gem his enormous knowledge of Egyptian civilization and the almost legendary mastery when transmitting it: legend, magic and mystery that readers can enjoy in this beautiful illustrated edition.