Gods of Ancient Egypt - Softcover

Watterson, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750922257 ISBN 13: 9780750922258

Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

After reviewing the influence of the land itself and the overall characteristics of Egyptian religion, Egyptologist Watterson takes the major deities in turn. She provides a chronology and a map, identifies place names and principal cult centers, discusses transliteration, and includes extensive illustrations in black-and-white and color. The 1984 cloth edition was published by Batsford Academic and Educational, London. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Gods of Ancient Egypt is the first book to trace the origins of all the major deities of ancient Egypt and link each of them to a particular time and place. It is, however, more than a gazetteer of gods: the evocative text recounts the sometimes racy, sometimes amusing, mythological stories associated with the major deities, and, since the basis of religion in ancient Egypt was not belief but cult, particularly the local cult, there are sections on personal religion and temple ritual. The significance of the religious artefacts of ancient Egypt, from the smallest amulet to the largest temple, is also explained. In addition to a lavish range of photographs and line illustrations, many in colour, there is a map of the principal cult centres, a list of localities giving their modern as well as their classical and ancient Egyptian names, and a helpful chronological table and glossary.

About the Author:

Barbara Watterson is a lecturer on Egyptology and the author of "Introducing Egyptian Hieroglyphs," "More About Egyptian Hieroglyphs," and "The Egyptians."

About this edition

• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0750922257
• ISBN 13: 9780750922258
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 227