Development Of Religion And Thought In Ancient Egypt

James Henry Breasted

James H. Breasted (1865-1935) was the foremost influence in introducing Americans to the culture of ancient Egypt. He founded the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago and was the author of History of Egypt and Ancient A History of the Early World , among other works.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Epitome Of The Development
• Chronology
• Lecture 1. The Origins: Nature And The State In Their Impression On Religion—Earliest Systems
• Lecture 2. Life After Death—The Sojourn In The Tomb—Death Makes Its Impression On Religion
• Lecture 3. The Realms Of The Dead—The Pyramid Texts—The Ascent To The Sky
• Lecture 4. Realms Of The Dead—The Earliest Celestial Hereafter
• Lecture 5. The Osirianization Of The Hereafter
• Lecture 6. The Emergence Of The Moral Sense—Moral Worthiness And The Hereafter—Scepticism And The Problem Of Suffering
• Lecture 7. The Social Forces Make Their Impression On Religion—The Rise Of Social Reformers—The Earliest Social Regeneration
• Lecture 8. Popularization Of The Old Royal Hereafter—Triumph Of Osiris—Conscience And The Book Of The Dead—Magic And Morals
• Lecture 9. The Imperial Age—The World-State Makes Its Impression On Religion—Triumph Of Re—Earliest Monotheism—Ikhnaton (Amenhotep Iv)
• Lecture 10. The Age Of Personal Piety—Sacerdotalism And Final Decadence