Rosalie Davidová je svetoznáma svojimi priekopníckymi prácami v oblasti skúmania múmií pomocou nedestruktívnych metód. Pôsobí ako riaditeľka Centra KNH pre biologické a forezné štúdie egyptológie na Manchesterskej univerzite a je autorkou mnohých kníh a článkov o múmiách a náboženských praktikách starovekého Egypta. Jej výskum sa zameriava na odhaľovanie tajomstiev staroegyptskej spoločnosti prostredníctvom dôkladného štúdia ich pohrebných zvyklostí a pozostatkov. Za svoju prácu získala viacero ocenení a je vyhľadávanou prednášajúcou po celom svete.
The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. This book provides an insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. It presents an introduction to the world of half-human/half-animal gods and goddesses.
This book traces the evolution of religious beliefs and practices within the historical and political contexts of the main periods of Egypt's civilization. It shows how historical and political events influenced state cults, temple rituals and funerary practices, and also emphasizes how religion permeated most aspects of everyday life, including law, medicine and education. The book also describes how some religious customs have even survived, in different forms, until the present day.The book has extensive bibliographies of primary and secondary sources.