- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd (Mar 13 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0719556260
- ISBN-13: 978-0719556265
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The Egyptian religion was grounded in a thought system so totally foreign to the Western mind that it presents an almost unbridgeable conceptual gap. The Meekses?Dimitri (Universite de Provence) and Christine (Sorbonne)?attempt in this translation of their La vie quotidienne des dieux egyptiens (Hachette, 1993) to enable us to enter this strange world by observing the daily life of the gods and appreciating the inner logic of their activities. This is a difficult task because the authors must work from scattered and indirect bits and pieces of evidence with very few patches of satisfying detail. While the work's organization is sound, it also makes an abstract, often dry presentation that is foreign to the Egyptian mind, an inadvertent confirmation of the Meekses' exposition of the conceptual gap. They do not try to conceal the conjectural nature of much of their reconstruction, but perhaps it ought to be emphasized more heavily for the unwary neophyte. Nevertheless, this book does a good job of synthesizing, reconstructing, and explaining a very esoteric subject.?Eugene O. Bowser, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Greeley
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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This work looks at the gods as if they were a newly discovered tribe found in some remote part of the world, describing how their community works. It reveals conflicts as individual gods struggle to gain power over their fellows - or avoid having others gain power over them. The nature of their immortal but not invulnerable bodies, their pleasures and their needs are all considered. The second part of the book cites familar traditions and little known texts to explain the relationship of the gods to the Pharaoh, who was believed to represent them on earth.
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Intriguing approach makes for a wonderful treatment...,
By Tamara Siuda (Nebethet@aol.com) (Chicago, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods (Paperback)
As both an Egyptologist and student of the Egyptian religion, I found this book a welcome addition to my library as well. By presenting the "gods" as a family and writing the book as if they were studying a group or tribe of everyday mortals, much information is gleaned about the structure and organization of Egyptian religion and its expression that can be missed in more lofty, philosophically or theologically-oriented texts. Where else can you read about the bodily functions of a divinity? Bravo to the Meeks' for adding a "foundation level" to our understanding of this most beautiful faith structure.
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Intriguing approach makes for a wonderful treatment...,
By Tamara Siuda (Nebethet@aol.com) - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods (Paperback)
As both an Egyptologist and student of the Egyptian religion, I found this book a welcome addition to my library as well. By presenting the "gods" as a family and writing the book as if they were studying a group or tribe of everyday mortals, much information is gleaned about the structure and organization of Egyptian religion and its expression that can be missed in more lofty, philosophically or theologically-oriented texts. Where else can you read about the bodily functions of a divinity? Bravo to the Meeks' for adding a "foundation level" to our understanding of this most beautiful faith structure.
19 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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most original book on Egyptian religion to date,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods (Hardcover)
I am an Egyptologist, and I have read the manuscript of the English translation. This book is filled with a wealth of details missing from the other general books on Egyptian religion. It is my opinion that those wishing to read just one book on this subject will now have to read two: one of the other books, and this one
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent introduction to egyptian mythology,
By Daniel Omar Badagnani - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods (Paperback)
This is a very readable introduction that allows the reader to know not only the mythical stories about the gods but also its relation to ancient egypt culture and politics, and the conceptions that egyptians themselves had about them.
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