Comparative History of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian Religions

First published in 2000. This is Volume VI of six of the Oriental series looking at the ancient Near East. It was written in 1882, and forms the first part of the a comparative history of Egyptian and Mesopotamian (Hamitic and Semitic) religions focusing on Egypt, translated from Dutch. Part 1 History of the Egyptian Religion; Chapter 1 Nationality of the Inhabitants of the Nile Valley.; Chapter 2 The Sacred Literature.; Chapter 3 The Religion of Thinis-Abydos.1The author has now reasons for thinking that this form of the ancient religion of the Egyptians came originally only second in the chronological order, and that it was preceded by the religion of Heliopolis (chap. iv.), the chief god of which is Ra.; Chapter 4 The Religion of Heliopolis.; Chapter 5 Religion Under the Old Kingdom.; Chapter 6 Religion Under the Middle Kingdom.; Chapter 7 Religion Under the New Kingdom.; Chapter 8 The Egyptian Religion from the Fall of the Ramesids to the Persian Conquest.; Chapter 9 Character and Moral Results of the Egyptian Religion.;