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Ancient Egypt Myth and History
The religion, myths, and gods of ancient Egypt explained against the background of its history
- 480 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Ancient Egypt Myth and History
The religion, myths, and gods of ancient Egypt explained against the background of its history
About this book
Explains the rise through text and illustrations of the great civilisation of the Nile to the Greco-Roman age. The principal gods are explained, as are the myths with information on the beliefs, manners and customs. The second part is a concise and informative dictionary of Egyptology - an A-Z of the dynasties, rulers, historic sites and archaeological objects of Ancient Egypt.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- PART ONE: EGYPTIAN MYTH AND LEGEND
- Introduction
- Creation Legend of Sun Worshippers
- The Tragedy of Osiris
- Dawn of Civilisation
- The Peasant who became King
- Racial Myths in Egypt and Europe
- The City of the Elf God
- Death and the Judgment
- The Religion of the Stone Workers
- A Day in Old Memphis
- The Great Pyramid Kings
- Folk Tales of Fifty Centuries
- Triumph of the Sun God
- Fall of the Old Kingdom
- Father Gods and Mother Goddesses
- The Rise of Amun
- Tale of the Fugitive Prince
- Egypt’s Golden Age
- Myths and Lays of the Middle Kingdom
- The Island of Enchantment
- The Hyksos and their Strange God
- Joseph and the Exodus
- Amun, the God of the New Kingdom
- Tale of the Doomed Prince
- Changes in Social and Religious Life
- Amenophis the Magnificent and Queen Tiy
- The Religious Revolt of the Poet King
- The Empire of Rameses and the Homeric Age
- Egypt and the Hebrew Monarchy
- The Restoration and the End
- PART TWO: DICTIONARY OF EGYPTOLOGY
- Endnotes
- Other Titles in this Series
- Copyright