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Cornell University Press 1996 paperback Fair Acceptable-This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Softcover Ithaca, NY. Cornell University Press, 1996. Paperback. 288 pp.This is the first English translation of a highly appealing volume originally published in French in 1993. Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient Egyptian gods as if they were an ethnic group that captured the fancy of ethnologists or sociologists.The book begins with a discussion of the gods' community as a society unto itself. The authors describe the structures of the society of the gods and some of the conflicts that frequently upset it, with individual gods acting to protect their own positions in an established hierarchy and struggling to gain power over their fellows. The nature of their immortal but not invulnerable bodies, their pleasures, and their needs are considered. What did they eat, the authors ask, and did they feel pain? The second part of the book cites familiar traditions and little-known texts to explain the relationship of the gods to the pharaoh, who was believed to represent them on earth. By performing appropriate rites, the pharaoh maintained a delicate equilibrium, balancing the sky home of the sun god, the underworld of Osiris and the dead, and the earth itself. While each world was autonomous and had its own mythological context, the separate spheres were also interdependent, requiring the sun's daily course and the pharaoh's ritual actions ...
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Softcover Acceptable - This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. PAPERBACK Standard-sized. [Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
Cornell University Press 1996 Paperback Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Softcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Softcover Ithaca, NY. Cornell University Press, 1996. Paperback. 288 pp.This is the first English translation of a highly appealing volume originally published in French in 1993. Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient Egyptian gods as if they were an ethnic group that captured the fancy of ethnologists or sociologists.The book begins with a discussion of the gods' community as a society unto itself. The authors describe the structures of the society of the gods and some of the conflicts that frequently upset it, with individual gods acting to protect their own positions in an established hierarchy and struggling to gain power over their fellows. The nature of their immortal but not invulnerable bodies, their pleasures, and their needs are considered. What did they eat, the authors ask, and did they feel pain? The second part of the book cites familiar traditions and little-known texts to explain the relationship of the gods to the pharaoh, who was believed to represent them on earth. By performing appropriate rites, the pharaoh maintained a delicate equilibrium, balancing the sky home of the sun god, the underworld of Osiris and the dead, and the earth itself. While each world was autonomous and had its own mythological context, the separate spheres were also interdependent, requiring the sun's daily course and the pharaoh's ritual actions ...
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York] Softcover Fine book in light card covers. Internally fine and free of inscriptions; illustrated. [Malvern, WORCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1996]
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ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Softcover Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.9 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithica] Softcover This is a stated first edition first printing of the English version, translated by G.M. Goshgarian in New condition. This book is from the library of Egyptologist Stewart Dale White, signed and dated by him on the first endpaper, and appears unread. "Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient Egyptian gods as if they were an ethnic group that captured the fancy of ethnologists or sociologists." Australian shipping may be cheaper than the Abe quote, which is for a standard hardcover. Shipping can be combined. All overseas buyers need to contact me to check shipping rates prior to ordering as there is currently no Economy Air option for shipping outside Australia. Extraordinary times. [Huonville, TAS, Australia] [Publication Year: 1996]
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.9 [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.9 [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
Paperback / softback. New. This is the first English translation of a highly appealing volume originally published in French in 1993. Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient Egyptian gods as if they were an ethnic group that captured the fancy... ISBN 0801482488 9780801482489 [GB]
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ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press 10/3/1996] Softcover Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods: Images of the Commune 0.7 [Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
Paperback / softback. New. This is the first English translation of a highly appealing volume originally published in French in 1993. Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient Egyptian gods as if they were an ethnic group that captured the fancy... ISBN 0801482488 9780801482489 [GB]
ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: CORNELL UNIV PR] Softcover This is the first English translation of a highly appealing volume originally published in French in 1993. Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient Egyptian gods as if they were an ethnic group that captured the fancy. [Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1996]
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ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: CORNELL UNIV PR] Softcover This is the first English translation of a highly appealing volume originally published in French in 1993. Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient Egyptian gods as if they were an ethnic group that captured the fancy. [Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1996]
Cornell University Press 1996 Trade paperback New Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399. 1996. Illustrated. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Cornell University Press, Date: 1996-10-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1996. Cornell University Press ISBN 0801482488 9780801482489 [US]
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ISBN10: 0801482488, ISBN13: 9780801482489, [publisher: Cornell University Press 31 O] Softcover Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods: Images of the Commune This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . [Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1996]
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