Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt - Lectures Delivered on Morse Foundation At Union Theological Seminary

This 1912 work discusses the significance of the 'Pyramid Texts' to the understanding of Egyptian religious thought.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Nature and the state make their impression on religion; 2. Life after death; 3. Realms of the dead; 4. Realms of the dead (cont.); 5. The Osirianization of the hereafter; 6. Emergence of the moral sense; 7. The social forces make their impression on religion; 8. Popularization of the old royal hereafter; 9. The imperial age; 10. The age of personal piety; Index.

Summary

In this 1912 work, James Breasted discusses the significance of the 'Pyramid Texts' to the understanding of Egyptian religious thought. He is particularly interested in the development of a moral sense in the context of the traditional pantheon, and in the influence of the developing Egyptian empire on its religion.

Product details

• Authors: James Henry Breasted, Breasted James Henry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.2018
• EAN: 9781108081993
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08199-3
• No. of pages: 404
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology