Egyptian religion / Siegfried Morenz.
Introducing the reader to the gods and their worshippers and to the ways in which they were related, this book focuses on the ever-present link between the human and the divine in Ancient Egypt. The book also examines the impact of Egyptian religion.
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| Other title: | Ägyptische Religion. English |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2004.
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| Series: | Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography ;
XII. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The religious origin of the Egyptian civilization
- 2. The gods
- 3. The worshippers
- 4. Divine commandments, guidance and inspiration : the functions of the gods
- 5. Cult and piety : the conduct of men
- 6. Ethics and its relationship to religion
- 7. Egyptian theology
- 8. Egyptian cosmogonies and doctrines of evolution
- 9. Death and the dead
- 10. Sacred writings
- 11. Egyptian religion and the outside world.