Religion and magic in ancient Egypt / Rosalie David.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

David, A. Rosalie (Ann Rosalie)

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Religion.

Egypt.

Religion.

Magic, Egyptian.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xvii, 487 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2002.

Summary:

Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt is the first book to provide a complete historical overview of the beliefs of this extraordinary civilization, dating from its earliest settlements in 5000 BCE to the Roman province of the fourth century ACE. As Rosalie David's engrossing study shows, every aspect of ancient Egyptian society, from education and law to medicine, birth and death, was permeated by religion and magic, and dominated by the divine life forces of the sun and the Nile. We discover the complex and intriguing world of gods and goddesses, from Anubis the jackal-headed god of death to Tauert the hippopotamus-goddess of childbirth; the cult of sacred animals; the world of oracles and seers; temples, death rituals and the afterlife. Concluding with a glossary of pharaohs, queens and deities, and new translations of Egyptian spells, this is an essential work for all students of history and Egyptology, and an informative, entertaining read for anyone with an interest in the ancient world.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Creation of Egyptian Civilization 1

Chapter 2 The Emergence of Religion: Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods, c.5000-2686 BCE 37

Chapter 3 The Rise of the Sun-Cult: The Old Kingdom, c.2686-c.2181 BCE 77

Chapter 4 Osiris, the People's God: The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom, c.2181-1786 BCE 137

Chapter 5 Religion and Empire: Transition from the Second Intermediate Period to the Early New Kingdom, 1786-c.1400 BCE 178

Chapter 6 The Amarna Heresy: The New Kingdom, c.1400-c.1320 BCE 212

Chapter 7 The Return to Orthodoxy: Later New Kingdom, c.1320-1085 BCE 246

Chapter 8 Kings and Priests: The Final Conflict: The Third Intermediate and Late Periods, 1085-332 BCE 292

Chapter 9 East meets West: Conflict and Co-operation in Graeco-Roman Egypt: 332 BCE - 4th century ACE 318

Appendix A Selected Passages from Egyptian Religious Texts 345

Appendix B A Selective List of Major Religious Sites in Egypt and Nubia 364.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical reference (pages 434-453) and index.

ISBN:

0140262520

OCLC:

49872395