Religion, Gods, and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

Pearce Paul Creasman

Spring 2020

Thursdays|

9 AM - 12 PM

February 27, March 5, 19, 26, and April 2, 2020

Course Format: Hybrid

Location: Main Campus

Tuition: $185

This course will survey the fundamentals of ancient Egyptian religion from the Predynastic period (ca. 4000 BC) to the end of the New Kingdom (ca. 1000 BC). Material will be covered both as an overview of how things unfolded over the various periods as well as how religion was practiced at key moments in Egyptian history. This course offers an examination of the intellectual thought and religious life of ancient Egypt, with a particular focus on such major deities as Osiris, Ra, and Amun, as well as the religious centers and myths.

Registration Opens Online: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 8AM (AZ Time)

Syllabus

Required Reading

Wilkinson, RH. 2003 or 2017 edition. The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson.

Meet Your Professor

Pearce Paul Creasman

Executive Director

American Center of Research

PEARCE PAUL CREASMAN is an archaeologist specializing in Egyptology, maritime history, and dendrochronology. The author of more than 50 articles and six edited books, as an associate professor at the University of Arizona, his research focuses on understanding ancient human and environmental interactions. For the past 15 years, he has directed fieldwork in Egypt and Sudan. His current excavation is at the pyramid field of Nuri, Sudan.