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The very foundation of beliefs about the cosmos was shaken during this time, resulting in a crisis of faith regarding whether ma'at could be maintained. During this epoch, people began to wonder whether their destiny was, in fact, driven by what Assmann calls “the inscrutable will of a hidden god.”
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Random natural disasters caused the old believe system to fall. New monotheism was born. But as always ideas wouldn't just die away. They will always coexists.
The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning
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