Role Of Religion In Mesopotamia

The role of religion was very important in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Mesopotamia was a civilization where the culture was a group of people behaving in a similar way. They shared basic values and were known for sharing a common culture, which stood for basic human nature. The civilization was the type of human culture that included urban focus, organized religion, political establishment, and a social structure within the economic power (Notes). As mentioned above, religion in Mesopotamia was very organized. This meant that the religion was seen as a social institution and the ways/rituals of that religion were established in a formal way. The organized religion in Mesopotamia was a blend of spiritual and political elements, while their rulers consisted of gods and goddesses.
The Egyptians believed in, “Two Primal Myths” (Introduction to the Egyptian Book of the Dead PowerPoint). The first myth was the, “Myth of Ra, Sekhmet and Horus”, which was the “role of the Pharaoh on earth and in heaven”. The second myth was the, “Myth of Isis and Osirus”, which “ensured an orderly transference of power from one Pharaoh to the next”. Both of these myths began in early Egyptian history while governing the Egyptian practice throughout the 3,000 years of history. The establishment of religion in the Egyptian culture was involved in having a, “smooth succession through sanctifying burial places, preparing the corpse, providing for needs of the deceased Pharaoh, and providing instructions for a successful journey”. Aspects of this establishment consisted of tombs, mummification, and funerary