Revised and expanded, this volume deals with the religious traditions of ancient Egypt, which have come down to us in a state which is both extremely fragmentary and complex.

Jan Assmann, Translated from the German by Anthony Alcock

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. 3 The Phenomenology of the Solar Journey. 1. Historical aspects: the discarded image. 2. Theological aspects. 3. Stylistic Aspects: The Transformation of the Solar Phases Hymn. 4 Amun Theology of the Early Period. Eulogies from tombs: Hatshepsut to Amenophis II. 1. Eulogistic extensions of the Offering Formula. 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. 3. Transcendence and Hidden Unity. 6 Cosmic God and Saviour. Theban Amun-Re Theology in the Ramesside Period II. 1. Creation. 2. Life. 7 Judge and Saviour: The God of the Individual. 1. The problem of Personal Piety 2. Life 3. Saviour and Helper of the Oppressed. 4. Judge. 5. "Division of power" and "representation".