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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... present year . The following extracts relate to the identification of gods : " I do not think I was wrong in identifying Nephthys with the Sunset , and Isis , Hathor , Neith , and other goddesses , with the Dawn . But M. Naville was ...
... present year . The following extracts relate to the identification of gods : " I do not think I was wrong in identifying Nephthys with the Sunset , and Isis , Hathor , Neith , and other goddesses , with the Dawn . But M. Naville was ...
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... present day speak of the Egyptian religion as one of the lowest and grossest forms of nature - worship , as consisting in what is com- monly called African fetishism , or at least as being based upon it . How far can such Evidence be ...
... present day speak of the Egyptian religion as one of the lowest and grossest forms of nature - worship , as consisting in what is com- monly called African fetishism , or at least as being based upon it . How far can such Evidence be ...
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... present instance you have taken from the gods the very power of appearing beautiful either to the eye or to the understanding . ” 1 I do not quote this conversation as in any way deserving to be considered authentic , but only as ...
... present instance you have taken from the gods the very power of appearing beautiful either to the eye or to the understanding . ” 1 I do not quote this conversation as in any way deserving to be considered authentic , but only as ...
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... present century , the Chevalier Palin indulged in dreams not unworthy of Athanasius Kircher . Dr. Birch has briefly described his views as follows . He " did not hesitate to assert that it was only necessary to translate the Psalms of ...
... present century , the Chevalier Palin indulged in dreams not unworthy of Athanasius Kircher . Dr. Birch has briefly described his views as follows . He " did not hesitate to assert that it was only necessary to translate the Psalms of ...
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... present day of many errors among those who discard it , was not fatally wrong , for Coptic is in fact a later stage of the language in which the hieroglyphic texts are written , and the vocabulary of the latter is full of words which ...
... present day of many errors among those who discard it , was not fatally wrong , for Coptic is in fact a later stage of the language in which the hieroglyphic texts are written , and the vocabulary of the latter is full of words which ...
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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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