Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Religion of Ancient Egypt: Delivered in May and June, 1879Williams and Norgate, 1884 - 259 pages |
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... Egyptian words . Other corrections will be found in the notes . My general views remain un- changed , but the continued ... Egypt . Every one of these gods represents a fixed and unalterable Law . It is in consequence of the unvaried ...
... Egyptian words . Other corrections will be found in the notes . My general views remain un- changed , but the continued ... Egypt . Every one of these gods represents a fixed and unalterable Law . It is in consequence of the unvaried ...
Page xi
... Egypt , like that of all other lands , displayed phenomena which it was thought impossible to reduce to rule . The clouds with their varied aspects occupy a large portion of Egyptian mythology , but always in connection with and in ...
... Egypt , like that of all other lands , displayed phenomena which it was thought impossible to reduce to rule . The clouds with their varied aspects occupy a large portion of Egyptian mythology , but always in connection with and in ...
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... Egyptian religion during some thousands of years I intended to deny that new gods had been introduced into the pantheon , or that new conceptions had been attached to the names of the oldest gods . The addition of new gods to a pantheon ...
... Egyptian religion during some thousands of years I intended to deny that new gods had been introduced into the pantheon , or that new conceptions had been attached to the names of the oldest gods . The addition of new gods to a pantheon ...
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... Egyptian stamp upon the name Io . I do not know , and I am sure Professor Lieblein does not know , of any Egyptian story like that of Io ; nor do I like to think that he connects her name with one of the Egyptian words signifying ox or ...
... Egyptian stamp upon the name Io . I do not know , and I am sure Professor Lieblein does not know , of any Egyptian story like that of Io ; nor do I like to think that he connects her name with one of the Egyptian words signifying ox or ...
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... Egyptian myth to produce ? I think not ; but even if he had , the Egyptian origin of Cerberus would not be proved thereby . The Indo - European origin must first be disproved or made doubtful . Now it is indeed probable , as Kuhn thinks ...
... Egyptian myth to produce ? I think not ; but even if he had , the Egyptian origin of Cerberus would not be proved thereby . The Indo - European origin must first be disproved or made doubtful . Now it is indeed probable , as Kuhn thinks ...
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abode Abydos Amenhotep II Amon ancient ancient Egypt Anubis Book Brugsch called Chabas Champollion chapter Christian cloth coffin Dead deceased deity Dendera derived divine doctrine dynasty earth Egyp Egypt Egyptian language Egyptian mythology Egyptian religion Egyptian texts Egyptian word eighteenth dynasty eleventh dynasty evidence existence expressed father feast Fravashi funereal genius goddess gods Greek hath Hathor heart heaven Hebrew Heliopolis Henotheism hieroglyphic Horus hymns Indo-European inscriptions Isis king language Lectures legend living Lord Maat manuscripts Mariette Max Müller meaning monuments mother Museum myth mythology Nephthys nether world notion nutar nutra Osiris papyrus period person prayers Ptah Pyramids Rameses reign religious Renenet represented Rougé royal sacred says scholars Semitic Seti signifies soul sovereign speak sun-god symbol tablet Tefnut Tehutimes temple Thebes thine things thou art thou hast tion tombs translated verb worship written
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