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| − | 26. Find at least two examples of the complex way in which Egyptians viewed the relationship of spiritual and material.
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| − | "Then we're but helping Isis to sail on the route to divine order and rightness as a servant of Maat," Bener said with great solemnity.
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| − | "And may the storm god bless your fate, Egyptian. The next time we meet won't be in some gold-encrusted audience chamber but on a battlefield." pgs. 267-268
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| − | -3)"Thus, when Meren went to the palace, he sought the king in the royal chapel, not knowing for certain if he would find the living god in his appointed duties or off on some unexpected excursion with the court in a frenzy of alarm. Luckily, he arrived just as Tutankhamun emerged from the dark inner chamber that held the altar and the sacred shrine in which the image of the king of the gods, Amun, was kept. Only the king and priests of the highest rank were allowed in this chapel." pg.270
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| − | -4)"Thus addressed, Meren straightened. He didn't expect what he saw. Tutankhamun's skin had been painted in gold with magical signs of warding, protective symbols, an idea that probably had come from the magician priests. He held a golden net such as would be used to catch harmful spirits in a magical ceremony." pg.270
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| − | Each example chosen demonstrates the complex way in which Egyptians viewed the relationship of spiritual and material. The religion of the Egyptians and the Gods made a major impact on the daily lives and the choses of the Egyptians. The people believed in the Gods to help them in each decision and activity they did, and there lives revolved around them.
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| − | Robinson, Lynda S. Eater of Souls. New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1997.
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