Exploring religion in ancient Egypt / / Stephen Quirke
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| Autore: |
Quirke Stephen
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| Titolo: |
Exploring religion in ancient Egypt / / Stephen Quirke
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 299/.31 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Egypt Religion |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Belief without a book -- Finding the sacred in space and time -- Creating sacred space and time: temple architecture and festival -- Chaos and life: forces of creation and destruction -- Being good: doing, saying, making good possible -- Being well -- Attaining eternal life: sustenance and transformation. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <i>Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt </i>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. <ul><li>Discusses the evolution of religion in ancient Egypt - a belief system that endured for 3,000 years</li><li>Dispels several modern preconceptions about ancient Egyptian religious practices</li><li>Reveals how people in ancient Egypt struggled to secure well-being in the present life and the afterlife</li></ul> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Exploring religion in ancient Egypt |
| ISBN: | 1-118-61052-0 |
| 1-118-61049-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459952103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Blackwell Ancient Religions