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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Page vii
... persons of gods . There are mythological personages who are never spoken of as gods . Mythological personification does not necessarily imply deification . Nor does mythology deal with persons only . There are mythological trees as well as.
... persons of gods . There are mythological personages who are never spoken of as gods . Mythological personification does not necessarily imply deification . Nor does mythology deal with persons only . There are mythological trees as well as.
Page xiii
... never was called a god . He therefore represents , not a regularly occur- ring phenomenon , but an irregular and occasional one . He is the strong , dark storm - cloud , and is overcome by the fire and flinty sword of the Sun - god ...
... never was called a god . He therefore represents , not a regularly occur- ring phenomenon , but an irregular and occasional one . He is the strong , dark storm - cloud , and is overcome by the fire and flinty sword of the Sun - god ...
Page xiv
... never deified it . Such is the summary of the principal results of this inquiry . I concluded my paper on the subject with saying , that " if I am not entirely mistaken , a key is now at our service which , if intelligently used , will ...
... never deified it . Such is the summary of the principal results of this inquiry . I concluded my paper on the subject with saying , that " if I am not entirely mistaken , a key is now at our service which , if intelligently used , will ...
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... never esteemed canonical by Jews or Christians , and never sufficiently read to justify the notion of its being the source of the popular Jewish doctrine of which it furnishes a proof . If I had to look for the inspiration of an ...
... never esteemed canonical by Jews or Christians , and never sufficiently read to justify the notion of its being the source of the popular Jewish doctrine of which it furnishes a proof . If I had to look for the inspiration of an ...
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... never done , " says Clement to the latter , " laughing every day of your lives at the Egyptians . " He then quotes a Greek philosopher , Xenophanes of Colophon , who tells the Egyptians , " If you believe these brutes to be gods , do ...
... never done , " says Clement to the latter , " laughing every day of your lives at the Egyptians . " He then quotes a Greek philosopher , Xenophanes of Colophon , who tells the Egyptians , " If you believe these brutes to be gods , do ...
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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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