Mummy's Wrap

A Scribe's Scribbles About Ancient Egypt

Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Part 12

| November 30, 2011

The theory of increasing piety in the Ramesside period is a difficult topic considering the number of assumptions that must be made.

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Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Part 11

| November 23, 2011

According to Assmann, the aspect of god in the Ramesside period cannot be defined as merely a cosmic deity, nor as a personal deity, but one that is both.

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Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Part 10

| November 16, 2011

Every aspect of the ancient Egyptian life was infused with religion, and religion was infused with magic

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Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Part 9

| November 9, 2011

Death was not viewed as a final end, but as a crossing over.

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Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Part 8

| November 2, 2011

By the New Kingdom and the advent of the votive stelae, these prayers benefited the living as well as benefiting the deceased.

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