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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Unisa Press
2020
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Journal for semitics
Année: 2020, Volume: 29, Numéro: 2, Pages: 1-16 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Égypte (Altertum, Motiv)
/ Religion
/ Dieu
/ Histoire 3800 avant J.-C.-2135 avant J.-C.
/ Langage
/ Archéologie
/ Iconographie
/ Archétype
/ Mythe
/ Éthique
/ Comportement
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Religions du Proche-Orient ancien HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ancient Egyptian mythology
B Predynastic B Old Kingdom |
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| Résumé: | 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 explores three features. First, using language, archaeology, and iconography the essentials of the god identity are outlined for original qualification. Second, god existence is argued using classical proofs. Third, god character is examined to reveal the specific psychological archetype that dictated their behaviour in myth. Then, delineated by the essential qualities of all three features, the nature of the gods is consolidated and filtered through an Old Kingdom value structure to reveal their conception—habitual ideal individual behaviour. The ancient Egyptians had a monistic idea for god that was internalised by every individual thus creating a system of internal equality despite the external inequality. |
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| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25159/2663-6573/7244 |