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FLINDERS PETRIE, W. M; Religious Life In Ancient Egypt 1924 | 1st Edition | Signed | Egyptology.

    Signed first edition of Petrie Flinders' book that defined modern archaeology remains a primary source for the study of ancient social structures.

Details

  • Title
  • RELIGIOUS LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
  • Author
  • W. M FLINDERS PETRIE
  • Published
  • London: 1924
  • Constable and Company Limited
  • Edition
  • 1st Edition / 1st Impression;
  • Format
  • Hardcover | Cloth
  • Signed
  • Signed by author | Signed by the author, W. M. Flinders Petrie, on the front free endpaper. A clear and authentic signature by the "Father of Modern Egyptology."
  • Condition
  • Book: Good | DJ: No DJ
  • Provenance
  • Additional Items

Description and Condition

  • Description
  • Hardcover | Cloth. Publisher's original green cloth with black titles to front and spine. Fold out double spread frontis. Language: English. Size: 19.5 cm by 13 cm. Pages: x, 221.
  • Book Condition
  • Good
  • Very light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Small dark line to rear board. Tightly bound with lightly toned intact endpapers and strong hinges. Spotting to opening and closing pages. Spotting to text block edges spilling on to some extreme page margins.
  • Dust Jacket Condition
  • No DJ

Notes

  • Resume
  • Religious Life in Ancient Egypt represents a revolutionary shift in Egyptological literature by moving beyond the dry cataloguing of gods and myths to examine the sociological reality of faith in the Nile Valley. Inspired by the framework of Herbert Spencer, Petrie utilizes his decades of fieldwork to demonstrate how spiritual belief was a functional, everyday necessity that dictated the social and political fabric of the state. The text traces the full spectrum of religious expression, from primitive popular cults to the sophisticated personal piety of later periods, focusing on the practical religion of the common person. By synthesizing extensive archaeological evidence with historical analysis, Petrie provides a comprehensive study of how religion acted as the central nervous system for ancient Egyptian society and its foundational institutions.
  • Author
  • Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) was a titan of scholarship who transformed archaeology from amateur treasure hunting into a rigorous scientific discipline, earning him the title 'father of modern Egyptology.' Throughout a monumental seven-decade career, Petrie pioneered revolutionary methods such as stratigraphic excavation and 'sequence dating', which allowed for the chronological ordering of civilisations through the systematic analysis of pottery and soil layers. His meticulous fieldwork across Egypt and Palestine uncovered the pre-dynastic origins of the Pharaohs and discovered the Merneptah Stele, providing the first archaeological evidence of Israel. As a professor at University College London and founder of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, his legacy remains the bedrock of the field, emphasising that the smallest domestic shard is as historically vital as the grandest temple.

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