Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion: As Illustrated by the Religion of Ancient Egypt, Delivered in May and June, 1879 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Renouf, P. Le Page

9780365278924: Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion: As Illustrated by the Religion of Ancient Egypt, Delivered in May and June, 1879 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0365278920 ISBN 13: 9780365278924

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Excerpt from Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion: As Illustrated by the Religion of Ancient Egypt, Delivered in May and June, 1879

The religion of ancient Egypt is known to us through authentic records of various kinds, extending through a period of not less than three thousand years. It may have been in existence for many centuries anterior to the earliest of the monuments which have been preserved. Its origin is a matter, not of history, but of speculation. Its last centuries coincide with the first centuries of the Christian religion which gra dually supplanted it. During this period the zoolatry, or worship Of the sacred animals, was the feature which chiefly attracted the notice of the Christian apologists who have made any observations upon the subject.

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