The Ancient Egyptian Conception of God: From the Predynastic Through the Old Kingdom (ca. 3800–2135 B.C.E.)

It is not clear what an Egyptian god was, what was believed about them, or how people responded to them. This qualitative work induces the nature of gods from the fourth and third millennia B.C.E. culture with the intention of stating what Egyptians believed. Framed in a philosophical design, it exp...

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Main Author: Richards, Leival (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Unisa Press 2020
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-16
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egypt (Altertum, Motiv) / Religion / God / History 3800 BC-2135 BC / Language / Archaeology / Iconography / Archetype / Myth / Ethics / Behavior
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Ancient Egyptian mythology
B Predynastic
B Old Kingdom
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