| Gods Priests & Men Contributor(s): Lloyd (Author) |
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ISBN: 0710304129 ISBN-13: 9780710304124 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $356.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Religion | History - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) |
| Dewey: 299.31 |
| LCCN: 92001272 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 8" W x 10" (2.60 lbs) 474 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings together, for the first time in a single volume, the significant works on ancient Egyptian religion by renowned Egyptologist Aylward M. Blackman (1883-1956). During his life, Blackman did not publish his writings in book form, placing them instead in a range of publications that are now difficult to obtain. Section I discusses subjects including purification, salvation, sin, myth, and ritual. In Section II, such topics as the cult of the dead and the significance of incense and libations in funerary and temple ritual are covered. Section III includes explorations of priesthood, the hierarchical position of women, and worship. Finally, Section IV looks at topics including kinghood, communication between gods and men, and oracles. Blackman's seminal studies of Egyptian religious belief and practice have long been regarded as essential readings on the subject, and Gods, Priests, and Men finally makes Blackman's classic writings available to a broad, general audience. A select bibliography provides an update and key to more recent work on topics discussed by Blackman. |
