Screen LibraryThe complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt /
"With hundreds of illustrations and specially commissioned drawings, this is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian religion and society."--Jacket.
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| Published: |
Thames & Hudson,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: |
2017. ©2003 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First paperback edition. |
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| Summary: |
"With hundreds of illustrations and specially commissioned drawings, this is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian religion and society."--Jacket. |
| Item Description: | "With 338 illustrations." |
| Carrier Form: | 256 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780500284247 (paperback) : 0500284245 (paperback) 9780500051207 0500051208 |
| Index Number: | BL2450 |
| CLC: | B932.411 |
| Call Number: | B932.411/W687 |
| Contents: | I. Rise and Fall of the Gods : -- Birth of the Gods -- Rule of the Gods -- Decline of the Gods -- II. Nature of the Gods : -- Forms of the Divine -- Manifestations of the Gods -- Egypt and Monotheism -- III. Worship of the Gods : -- Care of the Gods -- Popular Religion and Piety -- Relationships with the Divine -- IV. Kingship and the Gods : -- Between Gods and Men -- Deceased and Divine -- Kingship Among the Gods -- V. The Catalogue of Deities : -- Many Faces of the Divine -- Groups of Deities -- Male Anthropomorphic Deities -- Female Anthropomorphic Deities -- Mammalian Deities -- Avian De |