The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Dictionary
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Why was a humble dung beetle chosen to represent the sun god as Khepri, or a desert jackal to represent Anubis, the embalmer god? Ancient Egyptian religion, with its many gods and symbols, has always been a source of wonder and mystery to the monotheistic West.
In this compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt many puzzling and intriguing questions are answered in nearly 300 entries, ranging from Acacia to Wreath.
More than 100 illustrations, with extended captions, complement the text and the book also includes a chronological table, bibliography, and index.
In this compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt many puzzling and intriguing questions are answered in nearly 300 entries, ranging from Acacia to Wreath.
More than 100 illustrations, with extended captions, complement the text and the book also includes a chronological table, bibliography, and index.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0500272530
ISBN13:9780500272534
Release Date:September 1984
Publisher:Thames & Hudson
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.3" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A bit outdated, but good.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is a good book for someone wanting to learn more about ancient Egypt. The only thing I don't like is that they only have infromation on the gods and symbols (hence the title), not any of the kings or queens or architecture. Again, good book.
great book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This was a wonderful book It gives a great description of most of the gods and goddesses of egypt. The only problem is, alot of it is out dated and new discoveries about the gods and goddesses have been found since this book. It could really be revised and then it would be better. It would be a wonderful book for anyone interested in ancient egypt's religion.
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