Egyptian Romany. The essence of Hispania - Moustafa Gadalla
di Moustafa Gadalla
- Anno Edizione:
- 2005
- Casa Editrice:
- Tehuti Research Foundation
- Argomento:
- Egittologia e storia dell'Antico Egitto
- ISBN:
- 1-931446-19-9
Descrizione:
It has been said that history is written by the winner(s) of the latest conflict. This is very true in the case of Hispania (Spain and Portugal), where the history books are tailored by the descendants of the northern “winners” of the Reconquest. The true builders of the Hispanic society were pushed out of their land by the northern “winners”. Subsequently, these homeless people of non-European stock were called “nomadic” and “uncultured”. This silent and peaceful majority—the truly civilized—were called by many names—Mossarabs (Mozarabs), Gypsies (Gitanos), Romany, Moriscos, Mudehars (Mudejars), . . .etc. The true voices of Hispania—such as the poet Federico Garcia Lorca—highlighted and celebrated these people of non-European stock as the true people of culture in Hispania. Lorca wrote in his book, Gitano Ballads [1928],
. . . . .the gitano is the most distinguished, profound and aristocratic element in my country, the one that most represents its way of being and best preserves the fire, the blood and the alphabet of Andalusian and universal truth. . .
The Romany (Gypsy) Essence of Hispania
The Egipcianos of Iberia
The people commonly referred to as Romany (Gypsy, Gitano, Bohemian, etc) are consistently found in (or near to) ancient settlement sites of the Iberian Peninsula, especially in the southern and central regions. Their Egyptian heritage is clearly recognized in the furthermost areas of Iberia, such as the Basque provinces, where they are called Egipcioac, or Egyptians. The Egipcioac/Egipcianos of Iberia are proud of their heritage as the descendants of the Egyptian Pharaohs. They were/are fond of talking of Egypt and its former greatness. Unfortunately, the spirit of a post-Reconquest “purified” Spain lingers on, and as a result, the Romany of Hispania’s insistence of Egyptian heritage has been arbitrarily and capriciously denied by most of academia.
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It is interesting to note that the word gypsy/gipsy is derived from the Spanish word Egipci-anos. All other names that describe the Egipcianos are, as expected, Ancient Egyptian names. The Hispanic Egipcianos are known as Roma-ny, Bohem-ian, Gitanos, etc. All such terms are Ancient Egyptian.
Roma is an Ancient Egyptian word meaning (Egyptian) men. The Egyptian people alone were termed romat; other nations were Negroes, Asiatics, or Libyans, but never romat. In the Egyptian and most Semitic tongues, the letter t at the end of the word is silent. Hence, Roma.
Rom is a recognizable Hispanic Gitano word meaning man. The word man in Sanskrit is domba. This is a strong linguistic confirmation of the falsehood publicized by western academia that the Roma-ny are of Indian origin, despite the Hispanic Romany insistence of their Egyptian heritage.
The word Bohem-ian is also an Egyptian word. The verb-stem of this word is Bohem/Bahm, which means to be/make obscure or dark/black/mysterious/mystical. Bohem-ian will thus mean mystical, which describes the mystical nature of the Hispanic Romany religious practices.
The word Gitano is also of Egyptian origin. Ghit/Git means tillable land, in the Egyptian tongue. The term, La Tina also means fertile soil/land in Egypt. The Ancient Egyptian word Kemet also means black (fertile) soil. The conservatism of the Egyptians and Iberians is rooted in the earth/land. As such, these above-mentioned terms that are associated with the (Egipcianos) Gitanos are likewise related to the earth/land.
The Gitano Dancers of Cádiz
Ancient Egyptian flamenco dancer Early Roman historians were impressed by the music and dance of the people at Cádiz.
The (Egyptian) Romany populate the areas of Cádiz, Jerez, and Sevilla (and beyond), since ancient times. Federico Garcia Lorca, in a 1933 interview, stated,
From Jerez to Cadiz, ten (Egipciano) Gitana extended families of absolutely pure blood are guarding the glorious tradition of flamenco.
The (Egyptian) Romany have always been connected with music and dance. The Egyptian origin of the Romany of Hispania was noted by Voltaire, who could easily see the figurative relationship between the ancient dancers at Cádiz and the modern (Egyptian) Romany of Hispania. In his Essai sur les moeurs, Voltaire maintained that the Romany (of Hispania) were the descendants of the priests and priestesses of Auset (Isis), whose castanets and tambourines derived directly from antiquity. [Vaux de Foletier pgs. 25 and 238]. Richard Ford [1845] was totally convinced that the dances of antiquity and those of the (Egyptian) Romany of Hispania were virtually identical.
Ancient Egyptian belly dancing From time immemorial, dance has been considered a religious activity, as numerous Ancient Egyptian works illustrate. Ecstatic dancing formed an integral part of the rites of Auset (Isis) and Ausar (Osiris). The Ancient Egyptian goddess of song and dance was Het-Heru (Hathor), known also as Aphrodite (Venus). [More about the Egyptian-Hispanic musical heritage in chapter 14.]
Flamenco
Ancient Egyptian dancers In Ancient Egypt. there were priestess-dancers who bear a quite striking resemblance to flamenco dancers. The upraised arms, the evident grace and movement, and the long, flounced skirts of these four Egyptian dancers remind us strongly of their modern counterparts. The famous snake priestess from Ancient Egypt wears a similarly flounced skirt, holds her snake-extended arms aloft as a dancer does, and wears a transfixed expression on her face. The sinuosity of snakes and the sinuosity of the arms and hands in flamenco are analogous.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 5
Preface 9
Standards and Terminology 14
Map of the Mediterranean Basin 16
Map of Ancient Egypt 17
Map of the Iberian Peninsula 18
1. The Romany (Gypsy) Essence of Hispania
The Egipcianos of Hispania
The Egyptian-Iberian Fugitives
The Cultured Romany/Gitanos
The Most Religious
The Timeless Egyptian-Hispanic Culture 21
2. Our Heavenly Mother
The Ascension of the Queen
Lady of Sorrow
The Virgin Mother with the 10,000 Names
Matrilineal/Matriarchal Society
The Ama Rules
The Revered Ama
The Bull of His Mother 37
3. Out of Egypt
The Mirages of Iberia
The Egyptian Romany Colonies
The Egyptian Influence in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Spread of the Egyptian Religion
The Twin Sisters 55
4. The Egyptian-Hispanic Alloys
Who Needed Iberian Minerals?
The Egyptian Knowledge of Metallurgy and Metalworking
The Golden Silver Alloy (Electrum)
The Copper and Bronze Alloys
The Glazing Alloys
The Egyptian Mining Experience
Fortifications of Isolated Communities 67
5. In the Beginning – Almeria
The Sirets and Petrie Archeological Connections
The Telling Tombs
Dry Weather Farming
The Early (New) Settlers 83
6. Masters of the Seas
The Egyptian Ships
Egyptian Goods
The Egyptian Geodesy
Patrons and Shrines of the Seafarers
Our (Holy) Mother of the Sea 93
7. Merchants of the Seas
The Phoenicians’ Homeland
The Egyptian-Phoenician Connection
The Egyptianized Phoenicians
The Seafaring Phoenician/Carthaginians
The (Non-) Phoenician Iberian Colonies 107
8. Canopus and Cádiz: A Tale of Two Harbors
The Gitano Dancers of Cádiz
Egyptian Fishing Techniques at Cádiz
The Many (Egyptian) Names of Cádiz
The Immortal Hercules: The Egyptian Lord of Travel
The Greater Canopus Harbor (Alexandria before Alexander): Maiden of the Seas
The Foundation of Cádiz
The Lost Temples of Cádiz 117
9. The Assyrian Devastation and Aftershocks
The Assyrian Rise
The Egyptian Exodus
Turdetania Urbanization
The Persian Rampage of Egypt 133
10. Romanticizing the Romans
Romanticizing the Romans
The Fictional Romanization of Iberia
The (Non-) Roman Temples and Tombs 141
11. The Moors and the Egyptians
The Identification of the “Moors” (The Moabi Brothers)
The Nomadic Moorish Rulers
The Civilized Populace
The Egyptian Green Revolution
The Egyptian Hispanic Arts and Crafts
The Egyptian Housing and Gardens of Iberia 149
12. The Origin of the Hispanic Languages/Dialects
The Egyptian Source of the Arabic Language
Sound Shifts and Linguistic Studies
The Distinction of a Language
The Intimate Egyptian-Hispanic Tongue
The Divine Mother Language
Romancing the Mother Tongue
Writing Variations and Linguistic Studies 167
13. The Animated Religious Traditions
The Animated Cosmic Order
The Role of Saints
The Cyclical Renewal Festivals
Egyptian Mysticism in Galicia (Priscillianism)
Santiago de Compostela
The Egyptian/Iberian Mystical Societies 191
14. The Egyptian-Hispanic Musical Heritage
The Egyptian Romany Muses
The Music of Civilization
The Heavenly Musical Forms
Love Conquers All
Singing and Poetry
The Musical Instruments
Rhythmic Dancing
The Musical Activities
The Heavenly Muses 207
Glossary 237
Selected Bibliography 240
Sources and Notes 249
Index 258
About T.R.F. Books 268
Ordering Information 272