The complete gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt / Richrd H. Wilkinson
by Wilkinson, Richard H
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0500051208
- ISBN 13
- 9780500051207
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About This Item
New York, New York: Thames & Hudson, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 256 pages: illustrations (some colour). 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. Subjects: Gods, Egyptian.Goddesses, Egyptian.Mythology, Egyptian. Egypt Religious life and customs.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 341137
- Title
- The complete gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt / Richrd H. Wilkinson
- Author
- Wilkinson, Richard H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0500051208
- ISBN 13
- 9780500051207
- Publisher
- New York, New York: Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
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