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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.