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title: "The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Dictionary"
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# The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Dictionary

**Brand:** manfred lurker
**Price:** € 62.36
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- **What is this?** The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Dictionary by manfred lurker
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## Customer Reviews

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    The book was in better condition than I expected. I thank them
  

*by M***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2022*

I am going to Egypt and wanted some extra information

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    Great book you should get it
  

*by M***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 8, 2019*

I am thoroughly enjoying this book so far.

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    Superficial and coupled with a poor introduction to Egyptian history
  

*by D***J on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2019*

Lurker lists more individual topics than other books on the same subject, such as 
  
Reading Egyptian Art







  
  
     or 
  
Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt







  
  
    . The topics that you're not likely to see elsewhere include physical objects and general concepts like "fragrance", "mountain", "number", "right–left", and "shadow"; some of the more obscure symbols specific to Egypt such as the sa sign or the shemset girdle; and many minor Egyptian deities. But the entries are generally short, and the discussion in each one feels superficial in a way that I can't quite put my finger on. More worrisome is the cultural and religious history near the beginning of the book, which repeats several obsolete ideas, e.g., the belief that the sed festival was a replacement for a prehistoric ritual regicide, or the "racial" makeup of the Predynastic population of the Nile Valley. (The passage on the latter includes a claim that I've never seen before, that anthropomorphic gods were of Semitic origin and animal deities were worshipped by the North African population. It should go without saying that this notion is nonsense.) If you really want to know about some of the less frequently covered topics listed here, Lurker's book might be worth getting, but if you're looking for an introduction to Egyptian symbolism, I don't recommend it.

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