Ancient Egyptian religion, an interpreta
✍ Henri Frankfort
📂 Library
📅 1961
🏛 Harper
🌐 English
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Ancient Egyptian Religion: An Interpretation
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- Columbia University Press
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- 2019
- Tongue
- English
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Offers an interpretation of Egyptian thought, which endeavors to uncover the roots of Egyptian religion. Examines Egyptian theology to demonstrate that there existed an underlying belief in a static universe, and how this informed not only religious beliefs, but also Egyptian moral and political philosophy, government, and society.
✦ Table of Contents
Preface
Contents
Illustrations
1. The Egyptian Gods
2. The Egyptian State
3. The Egyptian Way of life
4. The Egyptian Hope
5. Change and Permanence in Literature and Art
Chronological Table
Index
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