The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt /
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| Author / Creator: | Wilkinson, Richard H. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Thames & Hudson, 2003. |
| Description: | 256 p. : 338 ill. (some col.), col. map ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4884782 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Egyptian Religion and the Gods
- 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.