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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... the Dead 172 Beatification of the dead 179 The renewed existence " as upon earth ” 180 Transformation 181 Identification with Osiris and other gods 184 Amulets Words of power Moral doctrine Other sacred books LECTURE CONTENTS . XXV.
... the Dead 172 Beatification of the dead 179 The renewed existence " as upon earth ” 180 Transformation 181 Identification with Osiris and other gods 184 Amulets Words of power Moral doctrine Other sacred books LECTURE CONTENTS . XXV.
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... existence for many centuries anterior to the earliest of the monuments which have been preserved . Its origin is a matter , not of history , but of speculation . Its last centuries coincide with the first centuries of the Christian ...
... existence for many centuries anterior to the earliest of the monuments which have been preserved . Its origin is a matter , not of history , but of speculation . Its last centuries coincide with the first centuries of the Christian ...
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... existence . Chris- tianity was not only considered as an exitiabilis super- stitio , but was popularly supposed to involve the wor- ship of a brute animal.1 Do you think the prejudices of men holding such opinions would have been weak ...
... existence . Chris- tianity was not only considered as an exitiabilis super- stitio , but was popularly supposed to involve the wor- ship of a brute animal.1 Do you think the prejudices of men holding such opinions would have been weak ...
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... it is but a fragment of the texts actually in existence . Mariette Bey has published four folio volumes of plates from the temple of Denderah alone , but he gives them only as a selection . To copy the ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION . 23.
... it is but a fragment of the texts actually in existence . Mariette Bey has published four folio volumes of plates from the temple of Denderah alone , but he gives them only as a selection . To copy the ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION . 23.
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... existence illustrative of the reli- gion of ancient Egypt , is more extensive than the corresponding materials extant for the religions of Palestine , Greece or Rome . Neither Romans nor Greeks have left any sacred books . They have ...
... existence illustrative of the reli- gion of ancient Egypt , is more extensive than the corresponding materials extant for the religions of Palestine , Greece or Rome . Neither Romans nor Greeks have left any sacred books . They have ...
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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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