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This 12 page paper discusses the development of religion in ancient Egypt, and how it developed alongside the Egyptian civilization. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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animal coupled with the process of mummification have given it an allure that is undeniable. And with the recent discovery of yet another tomb in the Valley of the Kings,
interest in ancient Egypt is as strong as ever. This paper discusses the development of religion in ancient Egypt, and how it developed alongside the Egyptian civilization. About the Ancient
Egyptian Religion One source tells us that perhaps the defining characteristic of ancient Egyptian religion was its inconsistency (Egyptian religion, 2005). We know a great deal about certain parts of
it, but "whole periods remain in the dark" (Egyptian religion, 2005). Those things that we do know however, are "riddled with inconsistencies and confusions. Many gods and goddesses seem more
or less identical, and yet they existed together. Contradictory myths explaining the creation of the world, natural phenomena, and the like were accepted without argument" (Egyptian religion, 2005). The powers
attributed to one god were often attributed to another in a different area of the country, and gods were "frequently" fused together (Egyptian religion, 2005). Because of all this, it
is "impossible to discern an orderly and consistent picture of Egyptian religion" and that in turn means that much of whats known about it is mere conjecture (Egyptian religion, 2005).
Most scholars believe that animal worship is the oldest form of Egyptian religion (Egyptian religion, 2005). "Early predynastic tribes venerated their own particular gods, who were usually embodied in a
particular animal" (Egyptian religion, 2005). Sometimes an entire animal species was venerated, as was the cat (cat lovers will say that theyve never gotten over being worshipped); at other times,
the worship was confined to one specific animal, such as the Apis bull, which was worshipped at Memphis (Egyptian religion, 2005). As the civilization grew, animal worship declined as the
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