| Description |
256 p. : 338 ill. (some col.), col. map ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-248) and index. |
| Contents |
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 |
| Subject |
Gods, Egyptian.
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Goddesses, Egyptian.
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Mythology, Egyptian.
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Egypt -- Religion.
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| ISBN |
0500051208 |
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9780500051207 |
| Standard No. |
UKM bA3Y8249 |
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YDXCP 1948781 |
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NZ1 7477912 |
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