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Religion and Philosophy in Ancient Egypt.
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[SERIES]: Yale Egyptological Studies [YES], 3.
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Author
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Simpson, William Kelly [Ed.] / Allen, James P.; Assmann, Jan; Lloyd, Alan B.; Ritner, Robert K.; Silverman, David P.
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Place of Publication
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New Haven, Connecticut
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Publication Name
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Yale Egyptological Seminar [Publications], Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, The Graduate School, Yale UniversityYU
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Year
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1989
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Language(s)
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English
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Description
RARE collection of seven papers on ancient Egyptian religion and philosophy by leading Egyptologists. Of the seven essays presented in this volume, six were delivered at a symposium held at Whitney Humanities Center of Yale University on October 1, 1988. [CONTENTS]: William Kelly Simpson - Preface / James P. Allen - The Cosmology of the Pyramid Texts / David Silverman - Textual Criticism in the Coffin Texts / Jan Assmann - State and Religion in the New Kingdom / Robert K. Ritner - Horus on the Crocodiles: A Juncture of Religion and Magic in Late Dynastic Egypt / Alan B. Lloyd - Psychology and Society in the Ancient Egyptian Cult of he Dead / Jan Assmann - Death and Initiation in he Funerary Religion of Ancient Egypt. 255x175mm. VIII+159 pages. Softcover. Cover rubbed. Cover edges and corners rubbed and wrinkled. Spine wrinkled. Spine edges and hinges rubbed. Pencil underlining on some pages. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare collection of papers on ancient religion and philosophy by the leading authorities in the field is in good condition.
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Price
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No longer available
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Catalog Index Number
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MS 28 04
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