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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... morality could be derived from myths which represent a god as being the " hus- band of his mother , " and another as striking off his mother's head , while another great god is said to have slain his brother , to have eaten his eye or ...
... morality could be derived from myths which represent a god as being the " hus- band of his mother , " and another as striking off his mother's head , while another great god is said to have slain his brother , to have eaten his eye or ...
Page xxiv
... Moral code 71 Castes 78 Monogamy . 79 LECTURE III . THE GODS OF EGYPT . Identity of the religious institutions from first to last Temples Triads and enneads • Local character of Egyptian worship The deities innumerable Mean notions ...
... Moral code 71 Castes 78 Monogamy . 79 LECTURE III . THE GODS OF EGYPT . Identity of the religious institutions from first to last Temples Triads and enneads • Local character of Egyptian worship The deities innumerable Mean notions ...
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... 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.
... 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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... Moral doctrine Other sacred books LECTURE VI . PAGE 191 192 · 194 200 RELIGIOUS BOOKS AND HYMNS : HENOTHEISM , PANTHEISM AND MATERIALISM . Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys . Book of glorifying Osiris Book of the Breaths of Life ...
... Moral doctrine Other sacred books LECTURE VI . PAGE 191 192 · 194 200 RELIGIOUS BOOKS AND HYMNS : HENOTHEISM , PANTHEISM AND MATERIALISM . Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys . Book of glorifying Osiris Book of the Breaths of Life ...
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... morality . Porphyry 2 explains the animal worship from a Pantheistic point of view . All living creatures in their degree partake of the Divine essence , and " under the semblances of animals the Egyptians worship the universal power ...
... morality . Porphyry 2 explains the animal worship from a Pantheistic point of view . All living creatures in their degree partake of the Divine essence , and " under the semblances of animals the Egyptians worship the universal power ...
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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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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.