Gods and Men in Egypt
Subtitle: 3000 BCE To 395 CE
Contributors: David Lorton (Translator)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: January 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780801488535
Subjects: African history: BCE to c 500 CE; Ancient Egyptian religion; History - General History; Antiquities & Archaeology; History; History: World; Ancient Egypt; Ancient - Egypt; Archaeology
First sentence: To enter into the world of homo religiosus, the world of the imaginary that humankind tried to decipher and explain by means of the signs at its disposal, it is first necessary to consider the notion of god, such as we can attempt to discern it through the images and texts the Egyptians left us.