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Author Garnier, John.

Title The worship of the dead : or, The origin and nature of pagan idolatry and its bearing upon the early history of Egypt and Babylonia / by Colonel J. Garnier.

Imprint [S.l.] : Kessinger Pub., [2006].

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  202.13 G188w 2006    ---  Available
Description xxxii, 422 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note Reprint. London : Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1909. New and cheaper ed.
Includes index.
Contents Pt. I. The pagan gods and goddesses -- pt. II. Origin and nature of pagan idolatry -- pt. III. Overthrow of the primitive paganism and its relation to the early history of Babylon and Egypt -- pt. IV. Resuscitation and development of the primitive idolatry -- Appendix A. Sir Gardner Wilkinson on the Egyptian religion. B. Oannes and the Annedoti. C. Speculations regarding the antiquity of the human race. D. The Accadians. E. History of Sanchoniathon.
Subject Ancestor worship.
Egypt -- Religion.
Assyro-Babylonian religion.
ISBN 9781428648227
1428648224
9780548136690
0548136696

 
    
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