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... religions are of lasting and great interest beyond themselves . Egyptian religion ( T.J. ) The term ' Egyptian religion here refers to all aspects of the indigenous religion of ancient Egypt from predynastic times ( 4th millennium BC ) ...
... religions are of lasting and great interest beyond themselves . Egyptian religion ( T.J. ) The term ' Egyptian religion here refers to all aspects of the indigenous religion of ancient Egypt from predynastic times ( 4th millennium BC ) ...
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... religion , even though these influences have con- tinued through later history and some forms of Iranian religion have persisted to the present day . It will also treat ancient Iranian religion , insofar as possible , apart from ...
... religion , even though these influences have con- tinued through later history and some forms of Iranian religion have persisted to the present day . It will also treat ancient Iranian religion , insofar as possible , apart from ...
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... religion with photographs of the major religious artifacts is AN- DRÉ CAQUOT and MAURICE SZNYCER , Ugaritic Religion ( 1980 ) . A comprehensive presentation of the various Semitic religions of the area and period is by HARTMUT GESE ...
... religion with photographs of the major religious artifacts is AN- DRÉ CAQUOT and MAURICE SZNYCER , Ugaritic Religion ( 1980 ) . A comprehensive presentation of the various Semitic religions of the area and period is by HARTMUT GESE ...
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