Egyptian solar religion in the New Kingdom : Re, Amun and the crisis of polytheism

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First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Front Cover Egyptian Solar Religion in the New Kingdom Copyright Page Contents Preface Introduction 1. The Mysteries of the Sun Cult 1. Preliminary Considerations 2. Knowing 3. Acting 2. The Iconography of the Solar Journey. 1. "Icon" and "Constellation" 2. The icons of the solar journey reflected by the traditional Solar Phases Hymn 2.1 Preliminary observations on the category of the Solar Phases Hymn 2.2 Phases of the Sun 2.2.1 Morning 2.2.2 Midday 2.2.3 Evening and Night. 2.3 Conclusion 3. The Phenomenology of the Solar Journey 1. Historical aspects: the discarded image 2. Theological aspects 2.1 Aloneness and Uniqueness 2.2 Remoteness and Hiddenness 2.3 Remoteness and Nearness 2.4 Omnipresence of the Light: God-Filled World 2.5 Life (Creatio Continua) 2.6 The Mystery of Participation 3. Stylistic Aspects: The Transformation of the Solar Phases Hymn 3.1 Morning 3.2 Midday 3.3 Night 4. Amun Theology of the Early Period: Eulogies from tombs: Hatshepsut to Amenophis II 1. Eulogistic extensions of the Offering Formula 1.1 Type A: extensions of the name Amun-Re 1.2 Type B: extensions of the divine name Re-Harakhty 2. Hymns 3. P. Cairo 58038 (Boulaq17) = AHG no. 87 4. Summary 5. Ba: Hiddenness and Oneness. Theban Amun-Re Theology in the Ramesside Period I 1. Preliminary observations 2. Oneness and Hiddenness 2.1 Oneness 2.2 Hiddenness 3. Transcendence and Hidden Unity 3.1 Transcendence and Personification (according to P. Leiden J 350 IV,12-21) 3.2 "Ba" 3.2.1 Instances where "ba" and "personification" appear together 3.2.2 Instances where "ba", hiddenness", "holiness",and "greatness" appear together 3.2.3 "Ba" and the life god personified in the elements 3.2.4 Ba and the All-One 3.3 One and All 3.3.1 Ramesside texts 3.3.2 Late Period texts (selection) 3.3.3 The meaning of the formula 6. Cosmic God and Saviour. Theban Amun-Re Theologyin the Ramesside Period II 1. Creation 1.1 Creation theology as "natural philosophy" 1.1.1 Heliopolis 1.1.2 Memphis 1.1.3 Amarna 1.1.4 Khnum 1.2 The transformation of the primeval god: the "imperial triad" as stages in cosmogony 1.3 Narrative creation hymns from Thebes 1.3.1 The Tura Hymn 1.3.2 The Hibis Hymn p1.32 ( =ÄHG 129) 1.4 The theme of creatIon in Ramesside tomb hymns 1.5 Excursus: The Role of Thinking, Speaking and Writing in the Memphite Theology 1.6 The three-tier world and the triune god 2. Life 2.1 The concept of the life god 2.2 The topoi of the life-giving elements and the emergence of the Ramesside idea of the world-god 2.2.1 Examples 2.2.2 Origin and development 7. Judge and Saviour: The God of the Individual 1. The problem of Personal Piety 2. Life 2.1 Not as cosmic element but as individual blessing 2.2 The concept of the heart and of individual divine governance 2.3 Theology of will: life and time in the hands of god 3. Saviour and Helper of the Oppressed 4. Judge 5. "Division of power" and "representation" Bibliography Index Sources