History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic Traditions

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An acedemic inquiry
Another good book - 2012
DiaGnosis: Thought provoking to say the least!
Very Interesting
Very misleading title. Reads like a boring technical manual

Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic Traditions
John Major Jenkins
Manufacturer: Bear & Company
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ASIN: 1879181843
Release Date: 2002-07-01

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Explores the central role played by the galaxy in both ancient and modern times in the transformation of the human spirit.

• Extends Jenkins' groundbreaking research in Maya Cosmogenesis 2012.

• Reveals how the coming Galactic Alignment of era-2012 promises a renewal of human consciousness.

• Uncovers the galactic vision of Mayan, Egyptian, Greek, and Vedic cosmologies.

The Galactic Alignment is a rare astronomical event that brings the solstice sun into alignment with the center of the Milky Way galaxy every 12,960 years. Building on the discoveries of his book Maya Cosmogenesis 2012, Jenkins demonstrates that the end-date of 2012 does not signal the end of time but rather the beginning of a new stage in the development of human consciousness. He recovers a striking common thread that connects the ancient cosmological insights of the Maya not only to Egyptian thought and Vedic philosophy but also to the diversity of humankind's metaphysical traditions ranging from Celtic sacred topography and Medieval alchemy to the Kabbalah and Islamic astrology. His work presents us with a groundbreaking synthesis of lost wisdom once common to ancient cosmologies that will help us understand the significance of this transformative cosmic milestone.

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An acedemic inquiry.......2007-07-03

Clearly John Jenkins is extremely knowledgeable on his subject. The depth of detail in this book is quite amazing and is written concisely.

For me however, I found the detail a little too much. I couldn't help but think this kind of academic, intellectual inquiry was some attempt to justify the validity of the Mayan Calendar. It seems a distinct possibility to me that one could get lost in the detail of all this and miss the very essence of the Mayan Calendar. The point, in my mind at least, it is to turn inside to the intuitive Self, which is arising so obviously in these turbulent yet exciting years.

I can understand how an academic person would enjoy the deep analysis and mass of information, but a more "heart" directed person may find it all a bit heavy and drawn out.

I suppose the one thing I would simply suggest is that if you are a "heart" type of person, as I am, then maybe this isn't the book for you. As a matter of interest, I found Carl Calleman's books easier and more direct.

And in case you're wondering, I find the whole 2011 versus 2012 debate a little moot. That will show up soon enough. It isn't now. Be here now, in touch with your SELF. Practice that vigilantly, and the rest will follow perfectly naturally. Just like it's supposed to.

Another good book - 2012.......2007-03-09

For several years i was looking forward to get book such as this one. JMJ did as usuall great work. I like his style of writing. Filtered facts, returning to previous ideas, corection of the not well developed. Reviews of all passed parts. Great appendixies.
In fact JMJ guide us in 2012MAYA cosmogenesis to understand the meaning and purpose of the 2012. In this book JMJ shows us how the alignment is binded to Mayas time and to Ours. Where, When and What. So you can take some software and check your self if he tells us truth. Also if you take some other books related to this issue, you will be suprised by relationships between the facts. PopolVuh + this book + 2012 Maya Cosmogenesis + Orion Mystery + Hamlet Hill are really good combo to get quick overview about the 2012 issue.
I am not going to write and opose to the facts in the book, this review is just to guide other to buy or not to buy this book. So facts could be checked by orderer.
-keep it readin'-

DiaGnosis: Thought provoking to say the least!.......2007-02-18

Anyone who has read Hamlet's Mill, knows that knowledge of the precession of the equinoxes goes back into the mists of time, and has been encoded into mythology worldwide. Jenkins shows that, more than this, the ancients knew that there are certain times during the cycle of precession, when the earth-sun-galaxy relationship allows the influx of some kind of energy that triggers a transformational leap in mankind. There are 2 crossing points of the Galactic meridian, (centre-line of the Milky Way), and the ecliptic (path of sun and planets across the sky), or equally, the zodiac which lies behind the ecliptic. These crossing-points were known as "Gates" by the ancients. These celestial gates were described by Macrobius as the gates of Capricorn and Cancer, and were seen as doorways through which the soul descends to be reborn on earth and ascends following physical death.

In Joscelyn Godwin's book, Mystery Religions, the gate of reincarnation is called the Silver Gate, while the gate of ascension is called the Golden Gate, but he says that the Silver Gate is the way of reincarnation, while the Golden Gate is the Way of the Gods and leads "beyond the circle of Necessity, ie to release from the round of birth and death. These are the two routes from which the soul can exit from the world at death, and the Capricorn gate is the one through which the gods descend to earth."

It is clear from both Hamlet's Mill and from Jenkins' Galactic Alignment, that these gates don't actually lie in Cancer and Capricorn, but the neighbouring constellations of Gemini and Sagittarius. The Golden Gate lies at Galactic Center in Sagittarius, and the Silver Gate lies at Galactic Anti-Center in Gemini (see items 47 and 48). Following the work of Oliver Reiser, Jenkins makes a convincing case that the alignment of the Solstice Sun with the Galactic meridian, (close to Galactic center) which is flagged by the end of the 13-Baktun Cycle in 2012, marks the time-window when the divine influences descend;

"Precession changes our angular orientation to the larger magnetic field of the galaxy in which we are embedded. during regularly occurring eras in the precessional cycle, as indicated by the solstice-galaxy alignments (probably the equinox-galaxy alignments, too), the earth's protective magnetic shield becomes unstable and oscillates. Without a complete field reversal being required, this oscillation allows greater amounts of mutational rays to strike the surface of the earth. While this may result in mutations and a greater chance for "evolution", of greater significance is the possible transformative effect on human consciousness during alignment eras, when human beings are exposed to higher doses of high-frequency radiation."

Jenkins refers to Swami Sri Yukteswar's study of the Vedic Yuga system, (that may have originated as long ago as 7000 BC), and shows how that system is also flagging the galactic alignment. He concludes that there is a Galactic Chakra system, with the base chakra at Galactic Center, and the crown chakra in the direction of the Galactic Anti-center. Earth is at the level of the fifth (throat) chakra, evolving towards the sixth (ajna or third eye):

"The as yet unspoken message in this survey is that the galactic alignment opens a channel for the kundalini shakti to flow through the earth, cleanse (it) us, and excite it (us) into a higher level of being."

Like Hamlet's Mill, Galactic Alignment will probably inspire other researchers to dig further into the shadows illuminated by the book. This book has started connecting up many of the threads mentioned on the diagnosis2012 site, and has brought into sharp focus, the "underground stream" of knowledge encoded into virtually every religion you can think of...

They were all preparing us for the opening of the Golden Gate!

Very Interesting.......2007-01-16

So far, so good. I haven't finished it, but it encompasses a lot of what I have been researching over the last years... bottom line, let's see what happens in Dec. 21 2012...

Very misleading title. Reads like a boring technical manual.......2006-11-05

This book is analagous to buying a new elliptical, anxiously opening the user manual to find out how this new piece of equipment is going to benefit you, only to find page after page outlining the technical details of the inner workings of the machine with the last sentence or so briefly mentioning the effects the machine can have on your life. The author is obviously an expert on the subject of astronomy and how it relates to ancient historical monuments, but he is so caught up in the technical details that "the transformation of our consciousness" is brushed aside as an afterthought. Instead, the author drones on and on and on about monuments, angles, precessions, measurements etc. It's obviously necessary to briefly cover the technical aspects to build a foundation for the more exciting stuff to come, but this book never builds on that foundation. There were brief moments when I thought the book started to get really interesting, but the author would quickly revert back to the same old empirical, newtonian shallowness with more chapters that should have been titled, "who gives a [...]." John Major Jenkins is not really interested in the metaphysical side of this subject, and if you don't believe me, I quote page 239 of this book..."as a reminder, my work is not really to identify a mechanism that could empirically explain why a solstice-galaxy alignment might have transformative effects for life on Earth." My question is then why mention the transformation of consciousness in the title when it's hardly mentioned in the book? You would think that the benfits and effects of the sun aligning with the galactic center is going to have on our consciousness would be the main focus, since after all, it's what most of us should be most concerned with. If you are preparing for a test in astronomy, this book is for you. 2 stars for the misleading title.

Temple Festival Calendars of Ancient Egypt (Liverpool Monographs in Archaeology and Oriental Studies.)

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Temple Festival Calendars of Ancient Egypt (Liverpool Monographs in Archaeology and Oriental Studies.)
Sherif El-Sabban
Manufacturer: Liverpool University Press
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In this work, an attempt is made to gather together all the known examples of Ancient Egyptian temple calendars, to reconstruct them whenever practicable and to give the history of this kind of document. The book covers periods from the Archaic all the way to the Greco-Roman. The plates include photographs of the Ramesses II Abydos calendar never previously published.

The History of Egyptian Architecture: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Old Kingdom

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The History of Egyptian Architecture: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Old Kingdom
Alexander Badawy
Manufacturer: Michael S Sanders
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Exploring Ancient Egypt (Places in Time)

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Exploring Ancient Egypt (Places in Time)
Ian Shaw
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 019511678X

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Exploring Ancient Egypt, the fifth volume in the Places in Time series, reveals the excitement of science and history as it tours archaeological discoveries from ancient Egypt. Each of twenty chapters treats a particular site, reflecting a variety of site types (pyramids, rock tombs, temples, and most of the major settlements such as el-Amarna and Alexandria) and offering a balance between daily life, religion, and funerary practices. Each site-chapter features a map showing its location, a site reconstruction, and a chronological table covering the span of occupation. Each chapters narrative describes the history of the sites excavation, the principal finds, and a discussion of the particular method being used. Exploring Ancient Egypt offers a fascinating lens in which to view the culture and lifestyle of the people of ancient Egypt, their technological achievements, their relationships with and ways of exploiting the environment, and the spiritual ideologies that motivated them. Here are some of the places visited in Exploring Ancient Egypt Hierakonpolis: The First Egyptian City Abdyos: The Tombs of the First Kings Saqqara: The Step Pyramid of Djoser Giza: The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx Abusir and Abu Ghurob: Royal Tombs and Sun Temples Aswan: The Tombs and Shrines of the Nomarchs El-Lahun and Kahun: The Pyramid and Town of Senusret II Beni Hasan: The Rock Tombs of the Oryx Nome South Sinai: Turquoise Mining at Wadi Mahara and Serabit El-Kaham Elkab: The City and Necropolis of Nekheb

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Gillings' errors and omissions
All I ever wanted to know about the mathematical papyri.

Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs
Richard J. Gillings
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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ASIN: 048624315X

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In this carefully researched study, the author examines Egyptian mathematics, demonstrating that although operations were limited in number, they were remarkably adaptable to a great many applications: solution of problems in direct and inverse proportion, linear equations of the first degree, and arithmetical and geometrical progressions.

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Gillings' errors and omissions.......2006-09-08

Gillings attempted to bring together all the known hieratic mathematical texts was well thought out. Even the Akhmim Wooden Tablet was mentioned as a footnote, though not analyzed in any section of his otherwise excellent book. Taken together all the Middle Kingdom math texts should be read as one document, one text checking the other for errors and omissions. In great part Gillings attempted to follow this rule.

Exceptions lie in reporting of several texts, or aspects of texts, as individual documents. Three of the texts are the Egyptian Mathematical Leather Roll, the Reisner Papyri and the RMP. All three texts are fully reported by Gillings, though seemingly minor oversights became major oversights when each oversight is placed in the context within the great whole of scribal mathemetics.

Concering the EMLR, Gillings' oversight consisted of four of the 26 lines of texts, only reporting them as additive in scope, as were the other 22 lines. Actually a higher form of abstract arithmetic should have been discussed as potentially present.

The Reisner Papyri was discussed as containing quotients, which it does. Gillings' oversight was not mentioning the remainders that filled the scribal overseer notes from a construction site where daily worker digging rates were measured in units of 10. Hence all of the digging rates were divided by 10, and were reported by the scribe as quotient and remainder totals, a remainder arithmetic fact that escaped Gillings analysis. One scribal error was corrected by Gillings, properly listing a quotient and remainder; however, the proper modern name for the ancient arithmetic was not potentiallly commented upon by Gillings.

Finally, throughout the RMP quotients and remainders fill the document for almost every division and subtraction that Ahmes reported in his 84 problems. Yet, again, only quotients are mentioned, from time to time, with the remainder aspect of Egyptian fractions often being the major component not being commented upon. A clear example of Gillings' oversight is cited on page 250 "Horus-Eye fractions in terms of hin", where 29 divisions of a hekat, a volume unit, were divided by rational numbers in the range 1/64 to 64, with each answer written down as quotients and remainders. All of the two-part statements were created from the hekat unity, (64/64), being divided by a divisor n, or: (64/64)/n = Q/64 + (R5/n)*1/320, with Q the quotient and R the remainder. As a passing comment, Gillings also missed Ahmes' hin rule, 1/10 of the hekat, creating a one-part number by using 10/n hin, as listed 29 in the table, the additive context in which Gillings incorrectly reported the totality of the table.

Returning the the Akhmim Wooden Tablet, it also reported in vivid terms, the hekat unity (64/64) division by 3, 7, 10, 11 and 13, using quotients and remainders, an abstract form of arithmetic, as used in the EMlR. G. Daressy first reported aspects of these facts to the world in 1906. Yet, Gillings cited none of Daressy' ground breaking work. (Note that Daressy's incomplete analysis was finally corected in 2002 by a Charles U., Prague, graduate student.)

In summary, Gillings' main 1972 point: that Egyptian mathematics must be revisited and updated is true. One day Gillings and other math historians will take up the 1972 challenge and complete the reading of all the hieratic texts as one body of knowledge, as the Charles University grad student has done. The only question is when.

All I ever wanted to know about the mathematical papyri........1999-11-10

The Rhind, Moscow, and other important mathematical papyri decoded in every detail. A sweeping tour through the ancient Egyptian methods of calculation, parts of which are still used today in computer code! In his well-written account, Mr. Gillings makes it very clear that the common view on ancient Egyptian mathematics as 'rather primitive' is definitely to be revised. Provided with a few basic tools, the scribes of the epoch were able to carry out very complicated computations indeed, at times involving several different units. Their rough-and-ready estimate of pi was off by only 0.6 percent as compared to the correct value. The author presents a rich variety of calculated examples and explains the logic behind them. Earlier researchers in the field are commented.

The Art of Egypt: The Time of the Pharaohs (Art of the World Series)

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The Art of Egypt: The Time of the Pharaohs (Art of the World Series)
Irmgard Woldering
Manufacturer: Crown Pub
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Karanis: An Egyptian Town in Roman Times--Discoveries of the University of Michigan Expedition to Egypt (1924-1935) (Kelsey Museum Publication)

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Karanis: An Egyptian Town in Roman Times--Discoveries of the University of Michigan Expedition to Egypt (1924-1935) (Kelsey Museum Publication)

Manufacturer: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
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Karanis, a town in Egypt's Fayum region founded around 250 BC, housed a farming community with a diverse population and a complex material culture that lasted for hundreds of years. Ultimately abandoned and partly covered by the encroaching desert, Karanis eventually proved to be an extraordinarily rich archaeological site, yielding tens of thousands of artifacts and texts on papyrus that provide a wealth of information about daily life in the Roman-period Egyptian town. This volume tells of the history and culture of Karanis, and also provides a useful introduction to the University of Michigan's excavations between 1924 and 1935 and to the artifacts, archival records and photographs of the excavation that now form one of the major components of the collection of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. Contains 75 b/w illustrations.

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Way Over Rated!
ancient egypt love stories
EGYPTIAN NIGHTS is a book I'd highly recommend
I loved it!!
Egyptian Nights

Egyptian Nights
Jennifer Mueller
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ASIN: 1905393601
Release Date: 2007-05-03

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When Victoria Bredehorst, a modern day woman, is killed by her husband, she wakes to find her soul has been switched by the gods of Ancient Egypt. Thrown back in time to a strange place, she finds herself sharing the body of Mayati, the wife of Khaemhat, one of the priests of Osiris. The normally charismatic and powerful Khaemhat is just as surprised when Mayati opens her eyes. Only hours before he had watched her die in childbirth. Devastated by the loss of his wife and child he had been holding vigil over her, whispering prayers and hoping for a miracle. Khaemhat quickly learns that things aren't as they appear. Although his wife's body has returned, her soul remains lost to him. The body he knew so well is now occupied by another woman, a woman he becomes increasingly intrigued by, a woman who is increasingly drawn to him. Khaemhat is powerful yet tender. He is everything that Victoria's husband, Neil, was not. Everything that she wished he had been. She is at once flooded by memories of her abusive life with Neil and visions of the life and the bed that Khaemhat shared with Mayati. As time passes and Victoria's attraction to Khaemhat grows, the ancient past becomes much more real and desirable than the modern day present she left behind. Is Victoria's life truly over or is it just starting? Jennifer Mueller delivers a unique story in Egyptian Nights. You'll find yourself transported along with Victoria to the banks of the Nile and a time long past. And, you'll find yourself believing. Believing that even in death, beginnings can happen.

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When Victoria Bredehorst, a modern day woman, is killed by her husband she wakes to find her soul has been switched by the gods of Ancient Egypt. Thrown back in time to a strange place she finds herself sharing the body of Mayati, the wife of Khaemhat, one of the priests of Osiris. The normally charismatic and powerful Khaemhat is just as surprised when Mayati opens her eyes. Only hours before he had watched her die in childbirth. Devastated by the loss of his wife and child he had been holding vigil over her whispering prayers and hoping for a miracle. Khaemhat quickly learns that things aren't as they appear. Although his wife's body has returned, her soul remains lost to him. The body he knew so well is now occupied by another woman, a woman he becomes increasingly intrigued by, a woman who is increasingly drawn to him. Khaemhat is powerful yet tender. He is everything that Victoria's husband, Neil, was not. Everything that she wished he had been. She is at once flooded by memories of her abusive life with Neil and visions of the life and the bed that Khaemhat shared with Mayati. As time passes and Victoria's attraction to Khaemhat grows, the past becomes much more real and desirable than the present. Is Victoria's life truly over or is it just starting? Jennifer Mueller delivers a unique story in Egyptian Nights. You'll find yourself transported along with Victoria to the banks of the Nile and a time long past. And, you'll find yourself believing. Believing that even in death, beginnings can happen.

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Way Over Rated!.......2007-09-05

A word of warning to potential buyers of this book. The story is one continuous repetition of the same theme concerning the plight of a woman, Victoria Bredehorst, murdered by her jealous husband whose personality then awakens in the body of an Egyptian woman named Mayati who lived thousands of years before. Mayati, a woman of the nobility married to a temple priest, had recently died in childbirth. Victoria awakens as Mayati to see her grieving hunk of a "husband" praying over her body and spends the rest of the story alternately dreaming of and actually having great sex with him. That's about it.

The premise for the story of a woman catapulted back in time, having to adjust to a distinctly different lifestyle and customs, not to mention language, showed some potential. As with other "time travel" novels, I had expected to read about the Egypt in which Victoria found herself, the richness, the color, the history. That expectation plus the glowing reviews led me to take a chance on a work by an unknown author. Unfortunately, the "author" never really developed the theme beyond the first chapter. Over and over again. It is 86 pages of double-spaced print and even at that, given the lack of character development and the minimal context in which the story plays out, it is way too long. It's a thin book, in every respect, and at a price of $9.99, buyers should at least know ahead of time what they're getting.

ancient egypt love stories.......2007-08-23

Egyptian nights puts you in ancient egypt, if you are a lover of anything pertaining to old egypt this books is it, Khaemhat the lover of the story is passionate and and gentle but all man, he helps a woman who has died and entered his dying wifes body, he knows this and fall in love with the woman from the future who had a tragic death, worth everypage, i finished it in one night.

EGYPTIAN NIGHTS is a book I'd highly recommend.......2007-07-16

Victoria dies at the hands of her abusive husband, and wakes up in the body of an Egyptian woman named Mayati. Mayati had died shortly after losing her child. While Victoria feels safe with Mayati's husband, she still fears Neil's abuse.

Khaemhat is a priest to the god Osiris. He's the husband to Mayati and the babe that didn't survive birth. When Victoria entered Mayati's body, Khaemhat thought he'd been given a second chance with his wife, only to discover she's become somebody else entirely.

Victoria's husband, Neil, is in another one of his jealous rages. This time, there is no escape for Victoria as Neil breaks through the bathroom door and uses the baseball bat on her. Silently pleading for help, she begins to hear a voice calling to her and smells incense. Her last conscious thought was that the neighbors would hear the screams, call the police, and Neil would never be able to hurt anyone again. The voice she hears calls to her again. But it's not her name. When she opens her eyes, a strange man is speaking to her in a foreign language, she can somehow understand. This man's dressed as the ancient Egyptians and claims that she is his wife.

Khaemhat's wife, Mayati, lost their baby at birth and soon after followed the child into the afterlife. Khaemhat speaks the words he teaches the dying for when they meet Osiris, and he believes that his wife then returned to him. Victoria thinks her mind is playing tricks on her, and that Neil had hidden her with this crazy man in order to hide the damage he'd done to her body. Sinking back into her pain, even experiencing a new pain in her stomach where she knows Neil did not hit her, Victoria loses consciousness. In Victoria's dreams, Mayati floods her thoughts with memories of Khaemhat and Mayati's lovemaking.

Finally resurfacing to consciousness two weeks later, Victoria knows she must tell Khaemhat that she is not his wife. Somehow Victoria's soul is inhabiting Mayati's body. Khaemhat questions Victoria about her death, trying to make sense of how something like this could happen. As Victoria explains about the abuse, Khaemhat realizes that this woman is nothing like the self-centered vain woman he'd married. This new wife possesses all the qualities he could want in a woman.

EGYPTIAN NIGHTS draws the reader into the story from the very dark reality of domestic abuse in the beginning to the mysterious romanticism of life on the Nile river. Victoria's emotional turmoil and fear of her husband's abuse follow her into her new life. Khaemhat's love and understanding help to banish Nile's ugly accusations from her mind and allow her to become a whole woman again. Jennifer Mueller's writing easily allows readers to take a step back in time and imagine reliving life as a different person in another time. EGYPTIAN NIGHTS is a book I'd highly recommend. It's a heart-touching story I'd read many times over.

Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)

I loved it!!.......2006-02-26

Victoria Bredehorst has spent years in an abusive marriage. Years of anguish and torture which finally culminate in a violent death at the hands of her husband. But the gods have a different plan for Victoria's soul and spirit it away to the land of Ancient Egypt . . . and into the body of Mayati, wife to a priest of Osiris.

Khaemhat is devastated when he watches his wife and child die during childbirth. Though theirs was an arranged marriage, he has come to love the beautiful Mayati and desperately wants a son to carry on their family line. But the gods have a different plan for his life and transport the soul of a modern-day woman to Egypt to fill the void left by the deaths of his family.

Will the fabled gods of Egypt, those same gods who often take pleasure in torturing their loving and willing subjects, see fit to let these shattered souls find peace together? Will Victoria be returned to her modern day life and suffer the consequences of her husband's rage? Will Mayati return to the land of Pharaohs and finally appreciate the life she's been blessed with?

I've always been a fan of Ancient Egypt and I have to admit that I'll read any book that uses it as a setting. In Egyptian Nights, Ms. Meuller creates such compelling characters that instead of being my focus, Egypt became a subtle backdrop for a tender and touching love story. Don't get me wrong, the setting was outstanding. Ms. Meuller has an amazing talent for bringing the ancient civilization to life. Her expert use of the senses and grasp of history make Egypt real and exciting.

As much as I enjoyed the world Ms. Meuller created for her readers, this story is all about the characters. Victoria and Khaemhat are two of the best characters I've ever had the opportunity to get to know. Though Victoria's self-esteem has been wounded by the years with her husband, beneath the surface she is a strong, intelligent woman yearning for a way to break out of her shell. Khaemhat is an honorable man, torn between two very different women.

Ms. Meuller weaves a plot that kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen to these spectacular characters. The twist at the end left me breathless with anticipation as I frantically turned the pages! Whether or not you're are a fan of Ancient Egypt, or even Time Travel romance, this isn't a book to miss. Victoria and Khaemhat are characters I'll remember forever. I know it would take one of the gods to wrestle my copy of Egyptian Nights away from me!

Madeline
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Egyptian Nights.......2006-01-13

Ms. Mueller entails a story of a battered wife left with emotional scars who desires to find love again but has closed her heart for repairs. She would like happiness instead of being someone's amusement to use to release their frustrations. When Victoria is finally able to break through that guarded shield and find complete joy with Khaemhat, her life is the happiest that she has ever experienced. Ms. Mueller has a talent for creating a story that is heartwarming and will make you believe in true love. Victoria never gave up her dream for that one perfect love. Egyptian Nights is a captivating read.

The Ancient Egyptian World (The World in Ancient Times)

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More exciting than a lot of fiction, funnier than many comics

The Ancient Egyptian World (The World in Ancient Times)
Eric H. Cline , and Jill Rubalcaba
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0195173910

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Taking readers back 4,000 years, to the fertile land around the Nile River, The Ancient Egyptian World tells the stories of the kings, queens, pharaohs, gods, tomb builders, and ordinary citizens who lived there. Using papyri, scarabs, tomb inscriptions, mummies, and a rich variety of other primary sources, Eric H. Cline and Jill Rubalcaba uncover the fascinating history of ancient Egypt. Scarabs, which scholars call "imperial news bulletins," record important moments in a pharaoh's reign. The Edwin Smith Papyrus details the injuries sustained by the builders of the great pyramids, and the remedies used to treat them. For a worker who has had a stone fall on his head, it suggests: "bind it with fresh meat . . . and treat afterward with grease, honey and lint." A complex recipe for a top-of-the-line mummy describes a process that could take 70 days and involved drawing the brain out through the nose with a crooked piece of iron. These primary sources also tell the stories of the people of ancient Egypt: Pepi II, the six-year-old boy king who commanded armies; Ramesses II, whose mortuary temple boasts of his expertise in battle against the Hittites; Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman to rule Egypt as pharaoh; and Cleopatra, who courted Roman statesman Mark Antony as part of her quest to extend the Egyptian empire. The Ancient Egyptian World honors the history of a civilization whose monuments and tombs still capture the imagination of the world thousands of years later.

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More exciting than a lot of fiction, funnier than many comics.......2006-09-07

This is just about the best, funniest book I've read all year--who would have expected this from a book on the ancient Egyptian World?

I'm not an expert on this subject but the writing has the ring of truth and seems to be well-researched.

The authors have a gift for making old topics seem this-minute relevant.
For instance, Egyptian priesthood: "Plucking out your eyebrows and eyelashes may sound painful., but being a priest had advantages. For one thing, you didn't have to pay taxes..." Or, on fashion: "So what would an Egyptian Fashion magazine look like (other than the fact it would be written on papyrus, need only one issue every thousand years or so, and could only be read by a few people since only aobut 1 percent of Egyptians could read?)"

I think the ho-hum title and amazingly dull cover are like displaying a perfect rose in a milk bottle, but you can't have everything.

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