Marc J. Yacht: Study of ancient religions
United States on Oct 24, 2023
Amazon Customer: Book in excellent condition and received it 3 days after ordering it! In much better shape than advertised and arrived far sooner than expected. Thank you very much!
United States on Sep 30, 2023
Chris G: This is a very good quality beautiful book on Egypt. For anybody who's curious about the subject like myself, or planning to visit the country, this is a great pre-read. I keep it on my coffee table and occasionally look at it, it's just a very beautiful and well-presented book.
Canada on Aug 24, 2023
DP: I've always had an interest in Egyptian Theology and Mythology and that is what lead me to this book. I found it in the bibliography of a Ptah article I read. It's extremely well written, categorized and explanatory. It gives me an overview of the multiple deities of Ancient Egypt with a good reference for future learning.
United States on Aug 16, 2023
H. Mueller: The book arrived promptly and was in the condition (even slightly better) than described.
United States on Jul 18, 2023
Charles Peter Mugleston: Most grateful to the author and team for putting together a fine book - part of a fine series. Enjoy.
United Kingdom on Jun 18, 2023
LES DEUX HIBOUX: Professor Wilkinson’s impressively detailed book is authoritative, comprehensive and immensely readable. It is so well structured and indexed that you can easily find the information you want about the mythology, iconography and worship of any of the multitude of Ancient Egyptian deities. As well as containing a gratifyingly large amount of highly informative text, this beautifully produced book boasts a very large number of illustrations, predominantly in colour. (Indeed, there are excellent colour photographs of statues, paintings, reliefs and artifacts on almost every page of the book.) It also contains a very substantial bibliography – although most of us are unlikely to want or need anything more than is provided in this remarkable book. Seriously, anyone who is interested in Ancient Egypt should own a copy of ‘The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt’ – and the more you read it, the more it will fuel your interest!
United Kingdom on Oct 28, 2021
Steve Hammond: I bought this book looking for a fairly comprehensive collection of Ancient Egypt's major deities. Ancient Egypt had some 2000 plus gods/demi-gods/supernatural beings so a true comprehensive list in a single book is nigh on impossible.
With that in mind this book is comprehensive as is sanely possible. I have known the major gods well enough (Anubis, Amun, Re, Thoth, Seth, Horus, to name a few examples) but wanted to know about much more minor gods which this book definitely delivered, it also includes those few foreign gods who became excepted into the Egyptian pantheon.
It has a great deal of information on Egyptian religious concepts (such as the underworld, the relationship between the king and the gods, the combination of gods into composite deities etc) and mythology but anyone buying this hoping to read complete mythological tales may be disappointed though relevant tales are alluded to for the appropriate deity. The books main concern is listing the gods.
Gods are listed into different categories based on their most common appearance. It is broken into Male Anthropomorphic gods, Female Anthropomorphic gods, Mammalian gods (cats, dogs, etc), Avian god,...
United Kingdom on Apr 18, 2018
Michael Gunther: Richard Wilkinson's latest book (he has previously written "Reading Egyptian Art," "Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art," and "The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt") presents the reader with an impressive selection of all the major gods and goddesses, and many of the minor ones, of ancient Egypt. Although hardly "complete" in the technical sense (Wilkinson discusses "only" 500 of Egypt's 1500 or so deities, and much more could be said about the ones he does discuss), the book is fairly "complete" in a practical sense: most gods that most readers want to look up, will get at least a brief mention. For example, you will find here the 24 Hours of the Day and Night, 12 (of 21) Gates of the Underworld, all 42 Gods of Judgement, and all 42 (hmm... there's that number again!) Nome Deities.
The book begins with twelve brief essays (4-6 pages each) on Egyptian religion, covering such topics as creation myths, manifestations of divinity, temple and popular worship, and divine kingship. The essays are thoughtful, informative, and up-to-date with current scholarship. I wish they had been longer, because they deserve to be expanded at greater length than the book allocates to them.
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United States on May 02, 2004
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| Total Reviews | 15 reviews | 117 reviews | 733 reviews |
| Paperback | 256 pages | 288 pages | |
| Ancient Egyptians History | Ancient Egyptians History | ||
| Dimensions | 7.7 x 0.9 x 10.1 inches | 5.58 x 0.84 x 8.55 inches | |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0500284247 | 978-1633887022 | |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson; Reprint edition | Prometheus | |
| Language | English | English | |
| History of New Age & Mythology | History of New Age & Mythology | ||
| ISBN-10 | 0500284245 | 1633887022 | |
| Best Sellers Rank | #5 in History of New Age & Mythology#30 in Ancient Egyptians History#104 in Folklore & Mythology Studies | #30 in Ancient Greek History #62 in Ancient Roman History #91 in Cultural Anthropology | |
| Folklore & Mythology Studies | Folklore & Mythology Studies | ||
| Item Weight | 2.27 pounds | 13.3 ounces | |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8/5 stars of 905 ratings | 4.7/5 stars of 656 ratings |
France on Nov 07, 2023