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# Ancient Egyptian Religion
# Ancient Egyptian Religion
## Overview
Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex polytheistic system practiced for over 3,000 years, centered on maintaining *ma'at* (cosmic order) through ritual, temple worship, and funerary practices.
## Key Facts
- Period: ~3100 BCE – ~400 CE (suppressed under Christianity) @t[3100 BCE..400]
- Type: Polytheistic with henotheistic tendencies
- Sacred texts: Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead
- Priesthood: Temple-based, pharaoh as chief intermediary with the gods
## Major Deities
- Ra/Amun-Ra: Sun god, king of the gods
- Osiris: God of the dead and resurrection
- Isis: Goddess of magic and motherhood
- Horus: Sky god, divine kingship
- Anubis: God of mummification
- Thoth: God of writing and wisdom [^1]
## Key Concepts
- *Ma'at*: Cosmic order, truth, and justice
- *Ka* and *Ba*: Aspects of the soul
- Afterlife: Judgment by Osiris, weighing of the heart against the feather of Ma'at
- Mummification: Preservation of the body for the afterlife
## Atenism
Pharaoh Akhenaten (~1353–1336 BCE) briefly imposed monotheistic worship of the Aten (sun disk), suppressing other cults. Reversed after his death [^2]. @t[1353 BCE..1336 BCE]
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[^1]: Wilkinson, R. *The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt* (2003)
[^2]: Assmann, J. *The Search for God in Ancient Egypt* (Cornell, 2001)
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