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Handbook of Egyptian mythology

By Geraldine Pinch

Book information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2002
ISBN
9781576072424, 1-57607-242-8
LCC
BL2441.3 .P56 2002
Open Library ID
OL3553077M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6213739 bytes)
Series
Handbooks of world mythology
Pages
275\275
Topic
Literature Literary
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34
Фольклористика;Мифология;Египетская мифология

Description

In this comprehensive introduction to Egyptian mythology, author Geraldine Pinch shows how the mythology of Ancient Egypt must be pieced together from a variety of written and visual sources. Relationships between deities changed, and the Egyptian myths were never gathered by priests into an ''authorized version.'' Handbook of Egyptian Mythology provides a brief discussion about the nature of myths; the concept of time in Egyptian mythology; a historical overview of the sources of Egyptian myth; and a dictionary of deities, themes, and concepts, which concentrates on the prominent gods and goddesses in Egyptian myth. The book also includes references to general works on Egyptian culture, religion, and myth; translations of ancient texts; and a selection of literature influenced by Egyptian myth.

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