Egyptian Religion

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Egyptian Religion

• How do our beliefs influence what we do in our
  daily lives?

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Polytheism

• Polytheism - The belief in two or more gods.
• Egyptian religion was very complex. The
  Egyptians were polytheistic. In all the
  Egyptians had over 2,000 gods.

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Egyptian Religion

• Some gods were worshipped through out the nation,
  while other gods were local.
• The chief gods of Egypt were Amon-Re and Osiris.

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How Do I Look?

• Gods and Godesses were represented and part human
  and part animal.
• For example, Horus the sky god had the head of a
  hawk and the body of a human.

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Egyptian Religion

• Egyptians considered animals such as the bull,
  cat, and the crocodile to be holy.

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Egyptian Religion

• Much of the major ideas and beliefs of the
  Egyptians is contained in the Book of the Dead.

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Where Do they Live?

• Temples were considered dwelling places for the
  gods.
• Each city had a temple built for the god of that
  city.
• The purpose of the temple was to be a cosmic
  center by which men had communication with the
  gods. As the priests became more powerful, tombs
  became a part of great temples.

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Connection

• The entire civilization of Ancient Egypt was
  based on religion, and their beliefs were
  important to them. Their belief in the rebirth
  after death became their driving force behind
  their funeral practices.

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It aint over til its over

• The Egyptians saw death as a transitional stage
  in the progress to a better life in the next
  world. They believed they could only reach their
  full potential after death.

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Where did they get that idea?

• The afterlife may have started with the myth of
  Osiris and Isis