Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt

Description

Organized chronolgically, this work is an overview of ancient Egyptian religion, covering the period from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD. Since religion permeated most aspects of this society, it is considered in relation to wider themes, as well as specific traditions, such as temple worship, funerary beliefs and customs and the role of the gods. The book acts as an introduction to the subject, inviting the reader to enter a world of half human/half animal gods, death rituals, the afterlife and mummification, pyramids, magic and medicine.

ROSALIE DAVID is Keeper of Egyptology and Reader in Egyptology at the Manchester Museum, University of Manchester. She is the Director of the Manchester Egyptian Mummy Research Project there, and has been Consultant and Presenter on TV and radio programmes in Britain, USA, Canada and Australia.