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March 26, 2025 27 mins
Cosa sappiamo della religione egizia nel periodo pre e protodinastico? Quali sono le prime divinità attestate? Spesso si tende a pensare che il pantheon egizio sia sempre esistito nella sua forma più nota e che la religione fosse un sistema immutabile, cristallizzato nel tempo. In realtà, le credenze religiose dell’Antico Egitto si sono sviluppate gradualmente, trasformandosi nel corso dei secoli.

Nella puntata di oggi, insieme a Paolo e al nostro ospite Angelo Colonna, esploreremo l’origine del pensiero religioso egizio: come si è formato il concetto stesso di divinità, quali sono le prime attestazioni iconografiche degli dèi e in che modo il mondo terreno e quello divino interagivano oltre 5000 anni fa. Un viaggio alle radici della spiritualità egizia, per comprendere come tutto ebbe inizio.

Ringraziamo Davide Casali (@dave.composer) per l’editing dell’audio di questa puntata.


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