1897. Wiedemann, an expert Egyptologist with an in-depth understanding of the ancient languages, presents this comprehensive study of the religion of the Ancient Egyptians as a factual account, rather than an interpretive work, of the culture's principal deities, myths, religious ideas, and doctrines. The text is firmly based on original material and offers literal translations of passages from the most important documents. Contents: Sun Worship; Solar Myths; The Passage of the Sun Through the Underworld; The Chief Deities; Foreign Deities; The Worship of Animals; Osiris and His Cycle; The Osirian Doctrine of Immortality; Magic and Sorcery; and Amulets.