The cult of Ra
Subtitle: sun-worship in ancient Egypt
By: Stephen Quirke.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Ra (Egyptian deity); Egypt -- Religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-177) and index.
"With 97 illustrations."
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: INTRODUCTION; title: Cosmic Kingship - the Bronze Age as the Age of Ra 13; title: CHAPTER ONE; title: The Mythology of Ra 23; title: CHAPTER Two; title: The Sun Cult and the Measurement of Time 41; title: CHAPTER THREE; title: Iunu - Lost City of Ra-Atum 73; title: CHAPTER FOUR; title: Solar Spires - Pyramids and Obelisks 115; title: CHAPTER FIVE; title: The Exclusive Son - Akhenaten 143.