Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt

Name: Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt
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ISBN: 9780140262520

ISBN-10: 0140262520

ISBN-13: 9780140262520

Edition: 2002

Authors: Rosalie David, Rosalie David

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This is a chronological overview of ancient Egyptian religion, covering the period from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD.

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List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/25/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.87" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Rosalie David is Professor and Keeper of Egyptology at the Manchester Museum, University of Manchester. She has taught university courses on ancient Egyptian religion and has edited or authored more than twenty books.



List of Figures and Maps


List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements


A Chronological Table of Egyptian History



The Creation of Egyptian Civilization



The Emergence of Religion: Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods, c.5000-2686 BCE



The Rise of the Sun-Cult: The Old Kingdom, c.2686-c.2181 BCE



Osiris, the People's God: The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom, c.2181-1786 BCE



Religion and Empire: Transition from the Second Intermediate Period to the Early New Kingdom, 1786-c.1400 BCE



The Amarna Heresy: The New Kingdom, c.1400-c.1320 BCE



The Return to Orthodoxy: Later New Kingdom, c.1320-1085 BCE



Kings and Priests: The Final Conflict: The Third Intermediate and Late Periods, 1085-332 BCE



East meets West: Conflict and Co-operation in Graeco-Roman Egypt: 332 BCE - 4th century ACE



Selected Passages from Egyptian Religious Texts



A Selective List of Major Religious Sites in Egypt and Nubia


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index