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- Title: Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt
- Author : Rosalie David
- Release Date : January 03, 2002
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,History,Ancient,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 18376 KB
Description
The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. Religion and magic permeated their civilization, and this book provides a unique insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. Arranged chronologically, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the world of half-human/ half-animal gods and goddesses; death rituals, the afterlife and mummification; the cult of sacred animals, pyramids, magic and medicine. An appendix contains translations of Ancient Eygtian spells.