“The book is not without interest, but is decidedly untrustworthy.”
| + — — | Nation. 80: 458. Je. 3, 05. 370w. |
“Unfortunately, the book is overweighted with some critical literary generalities which are out of its modest scope and do not add to its readableness.”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 361. Je. 3, ‘05. 340w. |
“Their significance is rather that of warm tributes of respect and admiration.”
| + | Outlook. 80: 191. My. 20, ‘05. 140w. | |
| + | Pub. Opin. 38: 957. Je. 17, ‘05. 90w. | |
| * | R. of Rs. 32: 639. N. ‘05. 90w. |
Steindorff, Georg. Religion of the ancient Egyptians. [**]$1.50. Putnam.
“Dr. Steindorff undertakes to give—and does give—in a manner to enlighten minds not utterly scholarly an idea of the nature of religion of the ancient Egyptians, and especially he sets out to show how that religion grew and changed and finally decayed.... Legends are related and hymns quoted, and especial attention paid to deliberate attempts of certain rulers to impose new gods upon the people.... The third lecture deals with Egyptian temples and religious ceremonies. Lecture IV. is concerned with the Egyptian magic, and Lecture V. with graves and burials and the Egyptian religion outside of Egypt.”—N. Y. Times.
“Although it is somewhat slight, no fault can be found with Prof. Steindorff’s general arrangement of his subject or with the way he has treated it.”
| + | Ath. 1905, 2: 435. S. 30. 220w. |