Crocodilopolitan cult of Sobek
Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Crocodilopolitan cult of Sobek is cataloged as a Historical religion / cult within Historical Religions & Mystery Cults. Its candidate country context is “Egypt” and its period or origin is “Pharaonic era–Roman period.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Ancient Egyptian temple religion.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Cult of Sobek at Crocodilopolis; Sobek cult at Shedet; cult of Sobek at Arsinoe; Crocodile-god cult
- Parent tradition
- Ancient Egyptian temple religion
- Public geographic context
- Egypt
- Period / origin
- Pharaonic era–Roman period
- Living / historical status
- Historical regional temple and animal cult
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateEgypt
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Stable attribution
Cite this record
Crocodilopolitan cult of Sobek. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1522. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1522
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