Full Description
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 upon the Judaeo-Christian world.
First published in 1973.
Contents
1. The Religious Origin of the Egyptian Civilization2. The Gods3. The Worshippers4. Divine Commandments, Guidance and Inspiration: The Functions of the Gods5. Cult and Piety: The Conduct of Men6. Ethics and its Relationship to Religion7. Egyptian Theology8. Egyptian Cosmogonies and Doctrines of Evolution9. Death and the dea10. Sacred Writings11. Egyptian Religion and the Outside World
