The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
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Paperback English
By (author) Richard H. Wilkinson


Categories: Ancient History: To C 500 CE Classical History / Classical Civilisation Social & Cultural History History Of Religion Ancient Religions & Mythologies Ancient Egyptian Religion & Mythology Folklore, Myths & Legends


Description
The gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, worshipped for over half of recorded history, are among the most fascinating and complex of any civilization. Here is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian religion and society. It examines the evolution, worship and eventual decline of the numerous gods and goddesses - from minor household figures such as Bes and Taweret to the all-powerful deities Amun and Re - that made Egypt the most completely theocratic society of the ancient world, and made Egyptians, according to Herodotus, more religious than any other people.


Product details

Format Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions 192 x 255 x 22.86mm | 1,030g
Publication date 31 Jan 2017
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
Language English
Edition Statement Reprint
Illustrations note with 338 illustrations
ISBN10 0500284245
ISBN13 9780500284247
Bestsellers rank 39,824