BASIC CONCEPTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Translator's Note vii
4. Introduction ix
5. 1. The Sources and the State of Our Knowledge
6. THE SOURCES 1
7. HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP 7
8. BASIC CONCEPTS 11
9. 2 The World of the Ancient Egyptians
10. GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL REALITY 14
11. HUMANKIND 19
12. 3 The Gods and Their Universe
13. THE APPEARANCE OF THE GODS 25
14. THE NATURE OF THE DIVINE 29
15. DIVINE SPACE AND TIME 35
16. DIVINE LANGUAGE AND SUBSISTENCE 39
17. 4 The Appearance of the Gods
18. FORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS 42
19. DIVINE BODIES 43
20. ATTITUDES AND ATTRIBUTES 48
21. 5 Divine Society
22. THE FAMILY MODEL 57
23. DIVINE GROUPS 60
24. HIERARCHY AND RECRUITMENT OF DEITIES 62
25. 6 Divine Functions
26. AGENTS OF CREATION 70
27. COSMOGONIC PROCEDURES 76
28. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNIVERSE 80
29. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 86
30. 7 The Gods and the Human Realm
31. MEANS OF COMMUNICATION 92
32. DIVINE PRESENCE ON EARTH 95
33. THE DIVINE AND THE KING 96
34. DEITIES AND INDIVIDUALS 97
35. 8 Geography and the Gods
36. CITIES AND GODS 99
37. DEITIES AND PROVINCES 101
38. DEITIES OF THE MARCHES AND FRONTIERS 103
39. DEITIES FROM OTHER PLACES 106
40. EGYPTIAN DEITIES OUTSIDE EGYPT 108
41. Conclusion 111
42. Notes 113
43. Bibliography 127
44. Index 129