The Gods of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Watterson - 1984-08-30

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0713445238 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Maroon cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. Ownership stamp on ffep. Photographs / Illustrations / Plates. 208 pages clean and tight. The religious artefacts of Ancient Egypt - from the largest temples to the smallest amulets - have been universally admired for their beauty and workmanship. But the purpose or significance of such works of art has largely eluded modern Europeans, just as it did the ancient Greeks and Romans. For the basis of religion in ancient Egypt was not belief but cult, particularly the local cult, and the main characteristics were animism, fetishism and magic. The chief stumbling block has been the Egyptian gods themselves. One with the body of a man and a head of a hawk; another with the head of ajackal; yet another with a beetle in place of a head and, standing next to him, a woman with the head of a lioness - how can such… Read More

Batsford, London, 1984. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine/Fine. As new; no inscriptions.