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Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt

The One and the Many

by Erik Hornung · John Baines (trans.)

Hornung's classic study, first published in German in 1971, examines how Egyptians understood their gods: their names, forms, manifestations and limits. He argues against reading Egyptian religion as hidden monotheism and shows how unity and multiplicity coexisted. It remains essential reading for anyone studying Egyptian theology.

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