Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt

Text clarifies approach succinctly to the topic and does a good whip-through in an understandable manner of presented layout and purpose to the reader. The sources used and how they are presented following each section was beneficial to my reading preferences and provided a thorough list of what else to inspect for additional topics. Author does well when presented comparative summaries of other works, as some information may differ or compete against each other regarding the same topic. Definitely a worthwhile source for anyone looking to understand theme behind different perspectives of Ancient Egyptian god hierarchy. “Guide” suits the title well, as well as the presentation of structure of myths.

I like the observation flow of the information. A foundation book of Egyptian thought in any one's library. Affordable and hands on.

Actually this is more a book on who the God and Goddesses of Ancient were. Some chapters told about how the gods and the cults evolved, but mainly it lists the major gods and goddesses of Egypt and their surrounding neighbors and where they came from and by the many names they were known by. It was well-written, with excellent pictures, and the author is an expert in her field, with field work behind her. It was fascinating to try and keep all the deities clear in my mind. I will be looking for more on all the deities of the area.

I thought because the book seeing repetitive that the information would be lost. But I like the layout of the book and the wealth of information especially with beginning to do Egyptian research this book is a wealth of knowledge. I would have liked a little more information but the references that the book provides in itself is invaluable. Really love this book haven't finished part 3 yet but can't wait to.

I was looking for a readable text that would walk me through high level the historical timeline of Egypt along with predominate stories behind the major gods and goddesses. This book does a fair job of that along with providing some contextual background at why it is complicated. The first half is readable, the second is more of a reference. My biggest complaint is that the text commonly references figures in the book without telling you what page they are on, so you have to hunt for them, often dozens and dozens of pages later. I think this gave me a nice into, but I'd like a more detailed text to continue my learning.

My dad is very interested in Egyptian religion and ancient culture, and this book was something he enjoyed beyond what I even expected. He's brought it up several times and said he was going to read it again immediately after he finished it the first time. He's an avid reader and an honest critic, so I'd definitely recommend anything he gives two thumbs up to!

Completely satisfied with this purchase. Arrived very quickly and in excellent condition. Price was more than fair ( best price found anywhere) and I love the guarantee from Amazon that covers most purchases. This guarantee is better that the big box stores like Walmart. I have shopped at Amazon for over twenty-five years and have had to return a small handful of items.

First of all, this book is not a comprehensive reference for all of the known 1,500 or so gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Nor is it a coffee-table book of gorgeous glossy images of art and architecture. It is a superb, well-thought-out overview of the mythology that is pitched in the ground between the written-for-children books (most books on the subject on Amazon) and books written for someone already in a graduate program in the subject. I wish I had read this first.

This is an amazing rescource into the mythology and history of ancient egypt. Incredible read.

Good product.

i love it the best book to understand the mythology.

Diciamo che se hai il volume di Hornung quello di Meeks e quello di Quirke, questo è decisamente superfluo. A livello di dizionario delle divinità è piuttosto scarno, a livello di spiegazione dei temi religioso non dice molto di diverso da manuali più seri, a livello di fonti lascia desiderare. L'autrice dovrebbe imparare a mettere più fonti, perché per chi come me studia queste cose a livello accademico, senza le fonti dirette, che l'hai detto tu, è irrilevante. Deve imparare a dire in che stele papiro tempio ecc le informazioni sono state trovate

Very informative book!