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Informationen zum Autor Stephen Quirke is Professor of Egyptology in the Institute for Archaeology at University College London, and Curator at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. His books include The Cult of Ra: Sun-Worship in Ancient Egypt (2001), Egyptian Literature 1800 BC: Questions and Readings (2004), and Lahun: A Town in Egypt 1800 BC, and the History of its Landscape (2005). Klappentext Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt presents an overview of the beliefs, sacred rituals, and religious practices of the people of Kemet - literally, "the Black Land" - whose Nile Valley population stretched from Aswan to the Mediterranean coast beginning from circa 3100 B.C.Dispelling some of the dominant modern preconceptions about ancient Egyptian religion, author Stephen Quirke considers the evidence for ancient patterns of marking sacred space and time, and the verbal and visual imagery on creation and Ma`at - the expression of truth and balance, or "what is good," in the language of Kemet. Within these frameworks, Quirke reveals how people in ancient Egypt struggled to secure well-being in the present life as they prepared for the afterlife. Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers illuminating insights into an ancient civilization whose complex series of religious beliefs and practices remain unique in the history of human religion. Zusammenfassung Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions. . Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vi1 Belief without a Book 12 Finding the Sacred in Space and Time 383 Creating Sacred Space and Time: Temple Architecture and Festival 804 Chaos and Life: Forces of Creation and Destruction 1105 Being Good: Doing, Saying, and Making Good Possible 1506 Being Well 1777 Attaining Eternal Life: Sustenance and Transformation 201Bibliography 238Index 256...
