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Author : John Baines,Leonard H. Lesko,David P. Silverman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0801497868
Lectures given at a symposium held in 1987, sponsored by Fordham University.
Author : Alfred Wiedemann
Publisher : London : H. Grevel
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Egypt
ISBN : UOM:39015010572249
Author : W.M. flinders Petrie
Publisher : DTTV PUBLICATIONS
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9798705454044
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 specialized group of attributes, that we can hardly throw our ideas back into the more remote conceptions to which we also attach the same name. It is unfortunate that every other word for supernatural intelligence has become debased so that we cannot well speak of demons, devils, ghosts, or fairies without implying a noxious or a trifling meaning, quite unsuited to the ancient deities that were so beneficent and powerful. If then we use the word god for such conceptions, it must always be with the reservation that the word has now a vastly different meaning from what it had to ancient minds.To the Egyptians the gods might be mortal; even Ra, the sun-god, is said to have grown old and feeble, Osiris was slain, and Orion, the great hunter of the heavens, killed and ate the gods. The mortality of gods has been dwelt on by Dr. Frazer (Golden Bough), and the many instances of tombs of gods, and of the slaying of the deified man who was worshipped, all show that immortality was not a divine attribute. Nor was there any doubt that they might suffer while alive; one myth tells how Ra, as he walked on earth, was bitten by a magic serpent and suffered torments. The gods were also supposed to share in a life like that of man, not only in Egypt but in most ancient lands. Offerings of food and drink were constantly supplied to them, in Egypt laid upon the altars, in other lands burnt for a sweet savor. At Thebes, the divine wife of the god, or high priestess, was the head of the harem of concubines of the god; and similarly, in Babylonia, the chamber of the god with the golden couch could only be visited by the priestess who slept there for oracular responses. The Egyptian gods could not be cognisant of what passed on earth without being informed, nor could they reveal their will at a distant place except by sending a messenger; they were as limited as the Greek gods who required the aid of Iris to communicate one with another or with mankind. The gods, therefore, have no divine superiority to the man in conditions or limitations; they can only be described as pre-existent, acting intelligence, with scarcely greater powers than a man might hope to gain by magic or witchcraft of his own. This conception explains how easily the divine merged into the human in Greek theology, and how frequently divine ancestors occurred in family histories. (By the word 'theology' is designated the knowledge about gods.)
Author : Henri Frankfort
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486144955
Fascinating study finds underlying unity in Egyptian religions — the concept of the changeless. Relation of religion to Egyptian society, government, art, more. 32 halftones.
Author : Rosalie David
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780141941387
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 : Georg Steindorff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Egypt
ISBN : YALE:39002014120423
Author : Stephen Quirke
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1993-01
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 0486274276
Author : Leslie C. Kaplan
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0823989321
Looks at the different gods the Egyptians worshiped, how their changing political systems impacted religion, and how Egyptians' idea of the afterlife is reflected in their art.
Author : James Henry Breasted
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108081993
This 1912 work discusses the significance of the 'Pyramid Texts' to the understanding of Egyptian religious thought.
Author : Ann Rosalie David
Publisher : Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015047472777
Author : Stephen Quirke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118610527
Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulatingoverview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examiningresearch drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptologyand shedding new light on entrenched assumptions. Discusses the evolution of religion in ancient Egypt – abelief system that endured for 3,000 years Dispels several modern preconceptions about ancient Egyptianreligious practices Reveals how people in ancient Egypt struggled to securewell-being in the present life and the afterlife
Author : Emily Teeter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521848558
This book is a vivid reconstruction of ancient Egyptian religious rituals that were enacted in temples, tombs, and private homes.
Author : Stephen Quirke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444331998
Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions. Discusses the evolution of religion in ancient Egypt – a belief system that endured for 3,000 years Dispels several modern preconceptions about ancient Egyptian religious practices Reveals how people in ancient Egypt struggled to secure well-being in the present life and the afterlife
Author : Ahmed Osman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781591438854
Contends that the roots of Christian belief come not from Judaea but from Egypt • Shows that the Romans fabricated their own version of Christianity and burned the Alexandrian library as a way of maintaining political power • Builds on the arguments of the author's previous books The Hebrew Pharaohs of Egypt, Moses and Akhenaten, and Jesus in the House of the Pharaohs In Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion author Ahmed Osman contends that the roots of Christian belief spring not from Judaea but from Egypt. He compares the chronology of the Old Testament and its factual content with ancient Egyptian records to show that the major characters of the Hebrew scriptures--including Solomon, David, Moses, and Joshua--are based on Egyptian historical figures. He further suggests that not only were these personalities and the stories associated with them cultivated on the banks of the Nile, but the major tenets of Christian belief--the One God, the Trinity, the hierarchy of heaven, life after death, and the virgin birth--are all Egyptian in origin. He likewise provides a convincing argument that Jesus himself came out of Egypt. With the help of modern archaeological findings, Osman shows that Christianity survived as an Egyptian mystery cult until the fourth century A.D., when the Romans embarked on a mission of suppression and persecution. In A.D. 391 the Roman-appointed Bishop Theophilus led a mob into the Serapeum quarter of Alexandria and burned the Alexandrian library, destroying all records of the true Egyptian roots of Christianity. The Romans' version of Christianity, manufactured to maintain political power, claimed that Christianity originated in Judaea. In Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion Osman restores Egypt to its rightful place in the history of Christianity.
Author : Paul Harrison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351594738
It is widely believed that the practice of ancient Egyptian religion ceased with the end of pharaonic culture and the rise of Christianity. However, an organised reconstruction and revival of the authentic practice of Egyptian, or Kemetic religion has been growing, almost undocumented, for nearly three decades. Profane Egyptologists is the first in-depth study of the now-global phenomenon of Kemeticism. Presenting key players in their own words, the book utilises extensive interviews to reveal a continuum of beliefs and practices spanning eight years of community growth. The existence of competing visions of Egypt, which employ ancient material and academic resources, questions the position of Egyptology as a gatekeeper of Egypt's past. Exploring these boundaries, the book highlights the politised and economic factors driving the discipline's self-conception. Could an historically self-imposed insular nature have harmed Egyptology as a field, and how could inclusive discussion help guard against further isolationism? Profane Egyptologists is both an Egyptological study of Kemeticism, and a critical study of the discipline of Egyptology itself. It will be of value to scholars and students of archaeology and Egyptology, cultural heritage, religion online, phenomenology, epistemology, pagan studies and ethnography, as well as Kemetics and devotees of Egyptian culture.