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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 14
Page xvi
... belief in living beings of infinite might , by whom some at least of the attri- butes of divinity might reasonably be claimed . Henotheism , which is a phenomenon recurring in the his- tories of so many independent religions all over ...
... belief in living beings of infinite might , by whom some at least of the attri- butes of divinity might reasonably be claimed . Henotheism , which is a phenomenon recurring in the his- tories of so many independent religions all over ...
Page 6
... belief in the ghostly character of the dove . " N'est ce pas chercher midi à quatorze heures ? Even if the schoolboy authorities on which Mr. McLennan relies were not absolutely worthless , surely the belief in the gospel narrative ...
... belief in the ghostly character of the dove . " N'est ce pas chercher midi à quatorze heures ? Even if the schoolboy authorities on which Mr. McLennan relies were not absolutely worthless , surely the belief in the gospel narrative ...
Page 9
... belief in the soul's immortality is not only decidedly ascribed to the Egyptians , but is said to have been first taught by them . What relations did the various parts of this religion bear to each other ? Was the religion in its later ...
... belief in the soul's immortality is not only decidedly ascribed to the Egyptians , but is said to have been first taught by them . What relations did the various parts of this religion bear to each other ? Was the religion in its later ...
Page 26
... beliefs and institutions , resulting from their view of man's rela- tions to the unseen world . Most of the Texts are of a Religious Nature . Of the many thousands of texts which have been rescued from destruction and made accessible to ...
... beliefs and institutions , resulting from their view of man's rela- tions to the unseen world . Most of the Texts are of a Religious Nature . Of the many thousands of texts which have been rescued from destruction and made accessible to ...
Page 82
... believing that in the ancient empire great and splendid temples were built . But we must not take for granted that temples at this early period were places of worship in our modern sense of the term . At no period of the Egyptian ...
... believing that in the ancient empire great and splendid temples were built . But we must not take for granted that temples at this early period were places of worship in our modern sense of the term . At no period of the Egyptian ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
Page 95 - And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Page xi - Which an earthquake rocks and swings An eagle alit one moment may sit In the light of its golden wings.
Page 66 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Page 260 - FP) Broken Lights. An Inquiry into the Present Condition and Future Prospects of Religious Faith.
Page 238 - ... te, dea, te fugiunt venti, te nubila caeli adventumque tuum, tibi suavis daedala tellus summittit flores, tibi rident aequora ponti placatumque nitet diffuso lumine caelum.
Page 53 - TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ORIENTALISTS. Held in London in September 1874. Edited by Robert K. Douglas, Hon.
Page 99 - is not far from any one of us, for in Him we live and move and have our being...
Page 70 - Doing that which is right and hating that which is wrong, I was bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, clothes to the naked, a refuge to him that was in want; that which I did to him, the great God hath done to me.