{"product_id":"the-religion-of-ancient-egypt-w-m-flinders-petrie-9781542868655","title":"The Religion of Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA marvelous overview of the main gods, goddesses, religious practices, and belief systems of ancient Egypt, prepared by England's foremost Egyptologist and expert on Middle Eastern antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting with an analysis of the nature of the Egyptian gods, Flinders Petrie sketches the broad philosophical background to the belief system of ancient Egypt, revealing precisely how those people viewed life, the afterlife, and the influence of gods in their day-to-day activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe then moves on to discuss the various gods-the animal-headed, the human, the cosmic, the abstract, and even the foreign deities introduced into Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, he reviews the main points of the sacred texts, individual worship, and the lasting influence of the ancient Egyptian belief systems in other cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece of cultural history which has stood the test of time and become a classic in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003eChapter I: The Nature of Gods\u003cbr\u003eChapter II: The Nature of Man\u003cbr\u003eChapter III: The Future Life\u003cbr\u003eChapter IV: Animal Worship\u003cbr\u003eChapter V: The Groups of Gods-Animal-Headed Gods\u003cbr\u003eChapter VI: The Human Gods\u003cbr\u003eChapter VII: The Cosmic Gods\u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII: The Abstract Gods\u003cbr\u003eChapter IX: The Foreign Gods\u003cbr\u003eChapter X: The Cosmogony\u003cbr\u003eChapter XI: The Ritual and Priesthood\u003cbr\u003eChapter XII: The Sacred Books\u003cbr\u003eChapter XIII: Private Worship\u003cbr\u003eChapter XIV: Egyptian Ethics\u003cbr\u003eChapter XV: The Influence of Egypt\u003cbr\u003ePrincipal Works on Egyptian Religion\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. M. Flinders Petrie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542868653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542868655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"W. M. Flinders Petrie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938326413567,"sku":"9781542868655","price":11.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4dc2969d-dd45-40e4-8610-6597b0ee6221.jpg?v=1681435041","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-religion-of-ancient-egypt-w-m-flinders-petrie-9781542868655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}