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Ancient Egyptian religion: everything you wanted to know

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The History of the Amarna Period

The remains of Amarna City are still being excavated by Professor Barry Kemp. This is allowing us to piece together our understanding of the Amarna period. Tomoyo Mack would like to know, did the concept of atheism exist in ancient Egypt? It's often said that a Jameson Egyptian religion isn't itself a religion, it's a collection of cults. But as far as we're aware, it's not a problem.

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