The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
by
 
Wilkinson, Richard H., author.

Title
: 
The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
 
Gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt.

Author
: 
Wilkinson, Richard H., author.

ISBN
: 
9780500284247
 
9780500051207

Personal Author
: 
Wilkinson, Richard H., author.

Edition
: 
1st paperback ed.

Physical Description
: 
256 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm.

General Note
: 
First paperback edition 2017.

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 Deities -- Reptile, Amphibian and Fish Deities -- Invertebrate and Insect Deities -- Inanimate Object Deities -- Epilogue: A Lasting Legacy.

Abstract
: 
"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.

Subject Term
: 
Gods, Egyptian.
 
Goddesses, Egyptian.
 
Mythology, Egyptian.

Geographic Term
: 
Egypt -- Religion.

Portion Title
: 
Gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt.

Bibliographical References
: 
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index.

Field 805
: 
npmlib 10703433 BL2450 G6 W56 ysh


LibraryShelf NumberItem BarcodeCopyMaterial TypeStatus
NPM LibraryBL2450 G6 W56 2017107034331B*二館西文書一區