The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780500051207
ISBN: 0500051208
Physical Description: 256 pages : 338 illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm
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Publisher: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

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

Formatted Contents Note:

Rise and Fall of the Gods -- Birth of the Gods -- Rule of the Gods -- Decline of the Gods -- Nature of the Gods -- Forms of the Divine -- Manifestations of the Gods -- Egypt and Monotheism -- Worship of the Gods -- Care of the Gods -- Popular Religion and Piety -- Relationships with the Divine -- Kingship and the Gods -- Between Gods and Men -- Deceased and Divine -- Kingship Among the Gods -- 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.