From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt

by Budge, E. A. Wallis

• ISBN13: 9780486258034
• ISBN10: 0486258033
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-11-01
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

This important work by this famous Egyptologist on a central theme in Egyptian life is of the utmost significance to those who wish to understand ancient Egypt. The present work deals particularly with religion of the predynastic portion of Egyptian history, as well as cults, theological systems, and religions of the dynastic period.

Table of Contents

Introduction : the early Egyptologists and the Egyptian religion	p. 3
The religions of ancient Egypt	p. 49
Predynastic cults : animism; fetishism; gods and goddesses of fetish origin; the cults of animals birds, reptiles, etc.; the anthropomorphization of fetishes; the cult of men gods; idols; fabulous animals; nome fetishes	p. 55
Magic the foundation of the Egyptian religions : magical rituals and spells described : the magician, his powers and works	p. 113
Ancient Egyptian theological systems and dogmas	p. 137
Egyptian theological systems and dogmas (continued)	p. 152
The family of Gebb and Nut	p. 177
Hathor and the Hathor-goddesses	p. 228
Gods - cosmic, stellar, borrowed, and foreign	p. 235
Imported foreign gods and goddesses	p. 248
Memphite theology and the god Ptah-Tenen	p. 259
Osiris the rival of Ra	p. 271
The judgement of the dead, and the weighing of the heart before Osiris	p. 278
The Osirian penitent	p. 314
The life beyond the grave	p. 318
The Tuat [actual symbol not reproducible] or underworld	p. 351
Passages describing the power and attributes of God, the one god, the Creator of the Universe	p. 380
Hymns to the gods, litanies, etc.	p. 385
The dramatic aspects of certain Egyptian myths	p. 429
Legends of the gods	p. 433
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