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The state religion of Egypt is Islam, although estimates vary greatly in the absence of official statistics. Since the 2006 census, religion has been excluded, and thus available statistics are estimates made by religious and non-governmental agencies. The country is majority Sunni Muslim (estimated to be 85-95% of the population), with the ...
e. Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture. It centered on the Egyptians' interactions with many deities believed to be present and in control of the world. About 1,500 deities are known. [1]
Aker – A god of Earth and the horizon [ 3 ] Amun – A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in Egypt during the New Kingdom [ 4 ] Anhur – A god of war and hunting [ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ] Aten – Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system in the reign of Akhenaten.
Women in ancient Egypt. Queen Meritamen statue at Akhmim. The wife and mother of the nobleman Userhat depicted receiving offerings, tomb of Userhat (TT51) Women in ancient Egypt had some special rights other women did not have in other comparable societies. They could own property and were, at court, legally equal to men.
Religion in Kiribati. Religion in Kiribati (2020 census) [1] Catholic Church (58.9%) Uniting Church (21.2%) Other Christian (16.1%) Baháʼí Faith (2.1%) Other / None (1.7%) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Koinawa, Abaiang. Christianity is the predominant religion in Kiribati, with Catholicism being its largest denomination.
Demographics of Kiribati. Kiribati population pyramid in 2020. Population. 128,874 (2021) Demographic features of the population of Kiribati include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Nut / ˈnʊt / [2] (Ancient Egyptian: Nwt, Coptic: Ⲛⲉ[citation needed]), also known by various other transcriptions, is the goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy, and the universe in the ancient Egyptian religion. [3] She was seen as a star-covered nude woman arching over the Earth, [4] or as a cow.
Ancient Egyptian religion. Ancient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient Egyptian religion, which emerged sometime in prehistory. Deities represented natural forces and phenomena, and the Egyptians supported and appeased them through ...