The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt / Richard H. Wilkinson.
"With hundreds of illustrations and specially commissioned drawings, this is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian religion and society."-- Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0500051208
- ISBN: 9780500051207
- ISBN: 9780500284247
- ISBN: 0500284245
- Physical Description: 256 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2003.
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- General Note:
- Publication date may vary.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 291.2 WIL (Text) | 36015000668729 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 291.21 WIL (Text) | 36015001198924 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | 299.31211 WIL (Text) | 80605000856632 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| Denton Public Library | 299 W (Text) | 25908003779936 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | 299.312 Wil (Text) | 30308101074152 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hope Mills Library | 299.3113 WIL (Text) | 31781069535431 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
| Hudson (Fontana) | 299.31 WIL (Text) | 39493105469912 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| NC Museum of Art Library | BL 2450 .G6 W56 2003 (Text) | 31957000041933 | General Collection | Checked out | 12/02/2026 |
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"With hundreds of illustrations and specially commissioned drawings, this is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian religion and society."--
