Where is modern day Kemet?
Kemet, also known as Ancient Egypt, was located in mostly the same area as modern-day Egypt. This extraordinary kingdom lasted approximately 5000 years!
What is the religion of Kemet?
Kemetic Orthodoxy is a reconstruction of the religion of Egypt circa 4500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. The name Kemetic Orthodoxy reflects the indigenous name of the Nile River region, Kemet, and the intention of this group to pmctice an authentic form of ancient Egyptian religion.
Are there people who still practice ancient Egyptian religion?
So the simple answer to your question is yes. The Ancient Egyptian religion still exists, but it doesn’t have as many followers now and it has changed since.
What Kemet means?
Black Land
The Egyptians called their country Kemet, literally the “Black Land” (kem meant “black” in ancient Egyptian). The name derived from the colour of the rich and fertile black soil which was due to the annually occurring Nile inundation. So Kemet was the cultivated area along the Nile valley.
What was Egypts religion called?
Egyptian religion was polytheistic. The gods who inhabited the bounded and ultimately perishable cosmos varied in nature and capacity. The word netjer (“god”) described a much wider range of beings than the deities of monotheistic religions, including what might be termed demons.
Who do Egyptian worship now?
Exact numbers are difficult to access, but the most recent census of the country revealed that roughly 85% of the general population of Egypt today practices Islam, and the vast majority of those are Sunni Muslims.
Did Egyptian believe in god?
The ancient Egyptians were a polytheistic people who believed that gods and goddesses controlled the forces of the human, natural, and supernatural world.
Did Egyptians call Egypt Kemet?
The Egyptians called their country Kemet, literally the “Black Land” (kem meant “black” in ancient Egyptian). The name derived from the colour of the rich and fertile black soil which was due to the annually occurring Nile inundation. So Kemet was the cultivated area along the Nile valley.
What is Kemetic Orthodox religion?
Ancient Egyptian religion lives again within the Kemetic Orthodox Religion, a current-day practice of the traditional spirituality of Kemet (known today as Egypt). With Netjer’s help and blessing, this most ancient tradition is honored anew by people all around the globe, returning the principles of Ma’at to a new world. Read an Introduction here
Are there Kemetic temples in America?
In America, there are a growing number of Kemetic temples being established in the Afrikan / Afrkan American community to provide alternatives to the faith traditions of the major religions in the western world.
Is Kemet’s faith tradition relevant in the modern world?
In the contemporary world, Kemet’s, faith tradition is slowly becoming the spirituality and philosophies of the modern world, particularly in the Afrikan world community. The following are the 42 laws of Ma’at:
What is ancient Egyptian religion today?
Ancient Egyptian religion lives again within the Kemetic Orthodox Religion, a current-day practice of the traditional spirituality of Kemet (known today as Egypt).