Gods and men in Egypt
3000 BCE to 395 CE
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Author
Contributions
- Zivie-Coche, Christiane. - Contributor
Publication
2004 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
94,500 words, Guess
Page Count
378 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3289063M
- ISBN-10080144165X
- OCLC Control Number54392494
- OCLC Control Numbergodsmeninegypt300000duna
- Library of Congress Control Number2004001927
and 2 more
- Goodreads1741400
- LibraryThing229923
Classifications
- DDC299/.31
- LCCBL2441.3 .D8613 2004
Description
"In their wide-ranging interpretation of the religion of ancient Egypt, Francoise Dunand and Christiane Zivie-Coche explore how, over a period of roughly 3500 years, the Egyptians conceptualized their relations with the gods. Drawing on the insights of anthropology, the authors discuss such topics as the identities, images, and functions of the gods; rituals and liturgies; personal forms of piety expressing humanity's need to establish a direct relation with the divine; and the afterlife, a central feature of Egyptian religion. The religion, the authors assert, was characterized by the remarkable continuity of its ritual practices and the ideas of which they were an expression." "Throughout, Dunand and Zivie-Coche take advantage of the most recent archaeological discoveries and scholarship. Gods and Men in Egypt is unique in its coverage of Egyptian religious expression in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Written with nonspecialist readers in mind, it is largely concerned with the continuation of Egypt's traditional religion in these periods, but it also includes fascinating accounts of Judaism in Egypt and the appearance and spread of Christianity there."--Jacket.
Subjects
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- Gods and men in Egypt: 3000 BCE to 395 CE
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