{"product_id":"exploring-religion-in-ancient-egypt-isbn-9781444331998","title":"Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring Religion in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the evolution of religion in ancient Egypt – a belief system that endured for 3,000 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDispels several modern preconceptions about ancient Egyptian religious practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how people in ancient Egypt struggled to secure well-being in the present life and the afterlife\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Belief without a Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Finding the Sacred in Space and Time 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Creating Sacred Space and Time: Temple Architecture and Festival 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Chaos and Life: Forces of Creation and Destruction 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Being Good: Doing, Saying, and Making Good Possible 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Being Well 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Attaining Eternal Life: Sustenance and Transformation 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This book provides a new and rather different view of religious practice amongst the ancient Egyptians, drawing on an extensive range of texts, artefacts, contextual information, and anthropological approaches from outside Egypt.”  (\u003ci\u003eAncient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 April 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Quirke\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Egyptology in the Institute for Archaeology at University College London, and Curator at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Cult of Ra: Sun-Worship in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eEgyptian Literature 1800 BC: Questions and Readings \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), and \u003ci\u003eLahun: A Town in Egypt 1800 BC, and the History of its Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring Religion in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the beliefs, sacred rituals, and religious practices of the people of Kemet – literally, “the Black Land” – whose Nile Valley population stretched from Aswan to the Mediterranean coast beginning from circa 3100 B.C.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispelling some of the dominant modern preconceptions about ancient Egyptian religion, author Stephen Quirke considers the evidence for ancient patterns of marking sacred space and time, and the verbal and visual imagery on creation and Ma`at – the expression of truth and balance, or “what is good,” in the language of Kemet. Within these frameworks, Quirke reveals how people in ancient Egypt struggled to secure well-being in the present life as they prepared for the afterlife. \u003ci\u003eExploring Religion in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e offers illuminating insights into an ancient civilization whose complex series of religious beliefs and practices remain unique in the history of human religion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Quirke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian Religion as a mode of life and a reflective philosophy. A book rich in evidence, thoughtful and fresh in interpretation, courageous enough to give up the claim of answering every question—but eager to pose it.” \u003ci\u003e–Martin Fitzenreiter, Bonn University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\".....a uniquely comprehensive integration of archaeological and written evidence about Egyptian beliefs and practices; energized by ethnographic and anthropological perspectives, Quirke's book clarifies, yet queries key debates about Egyptian religion.\" \u003ci\u003e–David O'Connor, New York University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Quirke’s unique approach to Egyptian beliefs about creation, life, death, etc., uses the written and archaeological evidence to reveal the logic of ancient thought as it acquaints us with its ‘nuts and bolts.’” \u003ci\u003e–Betsy Bryan, Johns Hopkins University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989188362469,"sku":"NP9781444331998","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444331998.jpg?v=1761783145","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/exploring-religion-in-ancient-egypt-isbn-9781444331998","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}