THE SPIRITUAL VALUE OF EGYPTIANS' IDENTITY AS REFLECTED IN EGYPTIAN ARTISTS' FOLK THINKING

Document Type : Original Article

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Lecturer in the Graphic Department, Print Design Division, Faculty of Fine Arts, Minya University-EGYPT

Abstract

Egypt and its people were distinguished by a set of characteristics that made them achieve the characteristic of uniqueness from other peoples, as its identity was formed from the originality of its values, its nobility, the intellectual awareness inherent in its conscience, the nature of its location, and the depth of its spiritual religious beliefs. These characteristics appeared and were rooted in popular thought, the thought of the common people of simple people, which became Loaded with inherited beliefs, customs, and traditions, some of which are true, stemming from following the correct spiritual approach, and some of which are incorrect, and popular thought became a mixture of myth, religion, and magic. This mixture created letters, sentences, and symbols that art expressed in its own language through authentic Egyptian artistic works that carry within them this thought and those spiritual values. Authentic Egyptian.

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