Ancient Egyptian Religion

Series information (new series):

Several books already commissioned in the "Ancient Cultures" series will be folded into the "Religions in the Ancient World" series:
Religions of the Roman Empire - James Rives, York University
Ancient Greek Religion - Jon Mikalson, University of Virginia

We are also planing the following volumes for the series:
Ancient Egyptian Religion - David Silverman, University of Pennsylvania (proposed here)
Relgion of the Roman Republic - Chris McDonough, University of the South (proposed here)
Ancient Egyptian Mythology - Ronald Leprohon, University of Toronto (preparing proposal)
Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt - Steven Snape, University of Liverpool (preparing proposal)

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Main Blurb:

Religion was the most important part of an Egyptian's existence. In an Egyptian's eyes the life around him, from the annual inundation of the Nile that spelled hunger or plenty for the whole nation, the sickeness of a relative, or the death of his cat, was a planned act of a god. There were hundreds of gods and goddesses in Egypt, watching over every aspect of life and death.

For the ancient Egyptians "religion" was not a discrete entity but rather their view of the world, both visible (actual) and perceived (imagined/invisible). Everything that comprised this composite universe and existed within it was interconnected and respresented some part of this unified belief system.

This book will examine ancient Egyptian religion as an integrated belief system. It will provide a brief survey of ancient Egyptian culture and history for readers with little previous knowledge of ancient Egypt and will contain a glossary of terms and a chronological table.