Ancient Egyptian religion: an interpretation

by Frankfort, Henri

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Full title :Ancient Egyptian religion, : an interpretation, / by H. Frankfort ...

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1961

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Harper
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:1961

Notes

Originally published in 1948.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (x, 181 pages : illustrations).

Edition Identifiers

oclc:on1301805024
LC Classification:BL2441
Dewey Decimal:299.31

1. The Egyptian gods -- The gods and their symbols -- Sacred animals and otherness -- Cosmic gods and human problems -- The immanence of the gods and the limitations of Egyptian religiosity -- 2. The Egyptian state -- The Egyptian conception of the state -- The organization of the state -- The person of the monarch -- Change, permanence, and the conception of Maat -- 3. The Egyptian way of life -- The "teachings" -- The pragmatic misinterpretation -- Success as attunement -- The absence of the concept of sin -- The significance of tradition -- 4. The Egyptian hope -- The preoccupation with death -- The dead in the tomb -- The appearing dead -- The transfigured dead -- The quasi-royal dead -- The dead in the cosmic circuit -- 5. Change and permanence in literature and art -- Obstacles to our understanding -- The myth in folk tale and literature -- The absence of drama -- Narrative versus poetic style -- The short story -- Architectural forms.