Project Gutenberg 2011-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 211 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry) 1845 1933 Sayce, Archibald Henry Sayce, A.H. The religions of ancient Egypt and Babylonia "The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia" by A. H. Sayce is a scholarly work that serves as a series of lectures on the religious beliefs and practices of these ancient civilizations, delivered in the early 20th century. The book aims to explore the conception of the divine within the frameworks of ancient Egyptian and Babylonian religion, addressing both their similarities and differences. The opening of the work begins with a preface outlining the challenges associated with studying ancient religions, particularly due to the fragmentary nature of the evidence available from archaeological finds and ancient texts. Sayce reflects on the richness of religious practices in both civilizations while acknowledging the complexities inherent in reconstructing their beliefs. He emphasizes the need to approach these ancient religions with an understanding of their distinct contexts, asserting that modern interpretations must not impose contemporary beliefs onto the past. The introductory section sets the tone for a deeper exploration of the themes of divinity, morality, and the afterlife in the subsequent lectures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Assyro-Babylonian religion Egypt -- Religion BL Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1582653 1582662 2024-09-15T08:52:39.747918 2023-09-15T14:07:50.621714 text/html text/html 1568070 2011-04-12T23:59:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 412195 2011-04-12T23:59:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 486481 2024-09-15T08:53:02.369817 application/epub+zip 513837 2024-09-15T08:52:43.195913 application/epub+zip 3098118 2011-04-13T00:00:43 application/pdf 879834 2011-04-13T00:00:44 application/pdf application/zip 513837 2024-09-15T08:52:41.276896 application/epub+zip 973075 2024-09-15T08:53:15.981754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 832806 2024-09-15T08:53:00.827839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187845 2022-09-16T12:03:27.158741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 993798 2024-09-15T08:52:35.901020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1000342 2020-06-16T23:10:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 357578 2020-06-16T23:10:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 994898 2011-04-13T00:00:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 356116 2011-04-13T00:00:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 995051 2011-04-13T00:00:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 355660 2011-04-13T00:00:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25112 2024-09-15T08:53:16.168723 application/rdf+xml 1095786 2011-04-13T00:00:44 application/prs.tei 18059 2024-09-15T08:52:41.818901 image/jpeg 3964 2024-09-15T08:52:41.546894 image/jpeg 372103 2011-04-13T00:00:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 468740 2024-09-15T08:52:39.844921 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia