Religion of Ancient Egypt
by William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Chapter 1 of 15 Chapter I: The Nature of Gods
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- Running time
- 1 h 57 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Kajo, Piotr Nater
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About this recording
William Matthew Flinders Petrie – the father of Egyptian Archaeology – developed and applied statistical analysis to pottery from prehistoric sites and by this established seriation as a relative dating method as a major contribution to Egyptian Archaeology. In this scientific paper he describes special varieties of the conception of the supernatural in ancient Egypt. The source text also includes a list of "principal works on Egyptian religion" and a list of works "on religions ancient and modern". (Summary by Kajo and Piotrek81)