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Author : John Baines
Release : 1991
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 865/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Religion in Ancient Egypt by : John Baines
Download or read book Religion in Ancient Egypt written by John Baines. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lectures given at a symposium held in 1987, sponsored by Fordham University.
Author : Rosalie David
Release : 2002-10-03
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 383/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt by : Rosalie David
Download or read book Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt written by Rosalie David. This book was released on 2002-10-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. Religion and magic permeated their civilization, and this book provides a unique insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. Arranged chronologically, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the world of half-human/ half-animal gods and goddesses; death rituals, the afterlife and mummification; the cult of sacred animals, pyramids, magic and medicine. An appendix contains translations of Ancient Eygtian spells.
Author : Emily Teeter
Release : 2011-06-13
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 555/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt by : Emily Teeter
Download or read book Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt written by Emily Teeter. This book was released on 2011-06-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a vivid reconstruction of ancient Egyptian religious rituals that were enacted in temples, tombs, and private homes.
Author : Stephen Quirke
Release : 1993-01
Genre : Egypt
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Book Rating : 270/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient Egyptian Religion by : Stephen Quirke
Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Religion written by Stephen Quirke. This book was released on 1993-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Release : 1906
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Religion of Ancient Egypt by : William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Download or read book The Religion of Ancient Egypt written by William Matthew Flinders Petrie. This book was released on 1906. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Religion of Ancient Egypt is a classic religious studies text by the great pioneering English egyptologist, W. M. Flinders Petrie. Before dealing with the special varieties of the Egyptians' belief in gods, it is best to try to avoid a misunderstanding of their whole conception of the supernatural. The term god has come to tacitly imply to our minds such a highly specialised group of attributes, that we can hardly throw our ideas back into the more remote conceptions to which we also attach the same name.
