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Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt 1st Edition

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This book is a vivid reconstruction of the practical aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Through an examination of artifacts and inscriptions, the text explores a variety of issues. For example, who was allowed to enter the temples, and what rituals were preformed therein? Who served as priests? How were they organized and trained, and what did they do? What was the Egyptians’ attitude toward death, and what happened at funerals? How did the living and dead communicate? In what ways could people communicate with the gods? What impact did religion have on the economy and longevity of the society? This book demystifies Egyptian religion, exploring what it meant to the people and society. The text is richly illustrated with images of rituals and religious objects.
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    0521613000
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    978-0521613002
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    1st
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    Cambridge University Press
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    August 4, 2011
  6. Language
    English
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    7 x 0.61 x 10 inches
  8. Print length
    268 pages
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"If you’ve read Emily Teeter’s other books on Egyptology or her catalogues for the exhibits she manages at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, you will expect this book to be full of great detail and thorough scholarship, delivered with ease in a flowing style that makes it a fast read and enjoyable throughout. If those are your expectations, you will be rewarded." -Brian Alm, Egyptological

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This book is a vivid reconstruction of ancient Egyptian religious rituals that were enacted in temples, tombs, and private homes.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (August 4, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 268 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521613000
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521613002
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.34 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.61 x 10 inches
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    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 77 ratings

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Della
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2013
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Emily Teeter's fairly short book packs a lot of information. She talks not only about how the priesthood might have expressed their piety toward the gods, but also about how the common person did as well. For example, many temples had chapels of the "hearing ear", where the average person could go into a wooden booth or behind a curtain to pray to the image of a god there.

Teeter also mentions festivals and how they might have been celebrated. This particular chapter was a little disappointing if only because it was (a) so short and (b) didn't have the greatest sample of festivals. She chose to write about the Beautiful Feast of the Valley and the Festival of Amenhotep I. The Beautiful Feast is a good one to write on, yet I couldn't help but feel that there are plenty of other, more interesting festivals to talk about. What about Khoiak? Even the Sed Festival would have been more informative than Amenhotep I's (no offense intended toward him, of course!)

Teeter also talks about different forms of devotion for the average worshipper, including hermitage in one of the local temples. You'll also read about ancient Egyptian magic, its place in society, and much, much more.

My last criticism is I think Teeter tends to lean heavily on the "ancient peoples terrified of their world invented their religion so they could feel better" viewpoint. For sure, the ancient Egyptians found their religion comforting. But I'm not sure all of it was just for comfort and comfort alone.

Ancient Egypt has left us a lot of records of how her people lived. Unfortunately, it's hard to tell what people other than priests and kings did since only the elite were literate. Any book that contributes to our knowledge of personal piety (ie: the piety of the common people) is very much welcome.

If you're interested in ancient Egypt, I would recommend this book. If you are a Kemetic (worshipper of the ancient Egyptian gods), then I would also recommend this book. It's terrific. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Amber Nebthet
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Beginner’s Book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021
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While this book is a short text on the Religion and Ritual of Ancient Egypt, I feel it’s a wonderful and great beginner’s book for anyone wanting to learn about Ancient Egypt’s practices. From someone who practices modern Kemeticism to one just wanting to further their academic knowledge, it gives a great start and an easy read.

The first chapter covers how the Ancients believed and put it into practice. The following chapters cover the priesthood, festivals, and much more.

The only gripe I have is the last chapter covering Akhenaten’s reign. This era of the New Kingdom has been covered so many times and it usually just gets a huge eye roll from me. But that’s just me, because I’m not really interested in his reign.

Even with that chapter, I highly recommend this book.
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Donald H. Matthews
4.0 out of 5 stars Ancient African Religion
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020
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Excellent description of Ancient Black Egyptian beliefs and practices. Excellent resource for comparative religion courses. Excellent bibliography. Very goid images.
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William Suddaby
5.0 out of 5 stars An Exceptional Work of Scholarship
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2011
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Emily Teeter has made a very important contribution to the understanding of ancient Egypt and its people. "Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt" will be eye-opening to both the casual egyptophile and the seasoned egyptologist. The author has brought together a bewildering amount of information (I suspect she has been gathering it for many years) and presented it in a most refreshingly uncomplicated way. Her style is eminently accessible and clearly organized--if at times a bit repetitive, which only makes browsing more intelligible.
One overarching theme runs through the entire work: The incredible longevity of the ancient egyptian religion, which seems to us so bizarre and complicated in the extreme, was due to the fact that it offered real comfort and support to a largely illiterate population, allowing for non-violent resolution of daily conflicts, simple incentives to do right, and reassuring answers to the mysteries of birth and death. The innumerable strange gods with heads of birds, beetles, cows, and crocodiles were basically benevolent and helpful figures from egyptian everyday life, and perhaps no more fanciful than centaurs, many armed shivas, eleven headed bodhisattvas, voluptuous genies, or three persons in one.
Some of the black and white photographs are slightly dark, and, in this reviewer's opinion, Teeter is a bit hard on pharaoh Akhenaten and his incorporeal monotheism, but still the work is enormously valuable and deserves five stars.
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Shadowrider
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of Egyptian religion from the point of view of the worshipper
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2013
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Why did a religion that seems so bizarre to us thrive for thousands of years and have so much appeal that one of its offshoots was actually was a rival for converts with Christianity during the Roman Empire?

That is the question which Teeter explores. The book does not delve into the mythology of the gods but rather focuses on what they meant to the average man or woman on the street. Teeter portrays a religion that was accessible to everyone, brought the community together, offered deities which were approachable--if sometimes unpredictable and even dangerous. The Egyptian religion upheld a strong moral code and offered the promise of eternal life to those who lived a good and pious life on earth.

The author's style is very readable and painless. I recommend it for readers interested in the inner life of the Egyptians and in comparitive religion in general.
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Adam
5.0 out of 5 stars Emily Teeter does a tremendous job here
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2015
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Great read if you want to get a feel for Ancient Egyptian religion. From the gods to temples, it was ane y read and enjoyable
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Stanwin
5.0 out of 5 stars Unique
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2016
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An incredible wealth of knowledge that touches upon the practical aspect of Ancient Egyptian worshiping and the society as a whole, rather than exposing the mythology behind the rituals. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what life was actually like in Ancient Egypt.
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Charles Peter Mugleston
5.0 out of 5 stars A well written informative book
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P. Zlotowski
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book of Ancient Egypt
Reviewed in Germany on January 22, 2014
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I have not had any profound knowledge of Ancient Egypt before I read this book. Thus I would say this book is a first choice for any interested reader who wants to learn more about the culture and religion. It is written understandable and well illustrated.
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