Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt

An excellent read if you like ancient Egypt. Full of information. Ideal gift for those who love Egypt. Read if you enjoy a good read about ancient history.

Trying to get a little clarity into the bewildering belief systems of Ancient Egypt is not an easy task but Geraldine Pinch definitely nails it. With its multiplicity of deities whose attributes sometimes changed over the millenia, Egyptian mythology allows a variety of interpretations and too many books on the subject leave the reader more confused than enlightened. She is not dogmatic in her approach and offers various interpretations but doesn't beat you to death with her encyclopedic knowledge of the subject. I thought she hit the right balance and on occasions had some profound insights to offer. Its probably not the book to get if you know nothing of the subject, nor if you've already graduated to reading Hornung or Assman. As the title implies, it is a guide to Gods and Goddesses and the traditions from which they arose. It is not a collection of stories like the Greek myths. There are stories and anecdotes but they are not a major feature of the book. A good all round reference work that you'll keep going back to.

Good read

Nice informative book, I was a bit lost in the beginning as it did not start off as an easy read but since page 20 or so I really started enjoying it! Worth it if you want to dive into the subject a bit deeper or also for studying I presume.

After reading this i travelled to egypt and became the servant of osiris

enjoyed it

I got this as a present for my boyfriend and he loved it! He said it is very interesting and easy to read.

Beautiful book, perfect gift for someone. My sister loves it 😍

Text clarifies approach succinctly to the topic and does a good whip-through in an understandable manner of presented layout and purpose to the reader. The sources used and how they are presented following each section was beneficial to my reading preferences and provided a thorough list of what else to inspect for additional topics. Author does well when presented comparative summaries of other works, as some information may differ or compete against each other regarding the same topic. Definitely a worthwhile source for anyone looking to understand theme behind different perspectives of Ancient Egyptian god hierarchy. “Guide” suits the title well, as well as the presentation of structure of myths.

Good product.

i love it the best book to understand the mythology.

Diciamo che se hai il volume di Hornung quello di Meeks e quello di Quirke, questo è decisamente superfluo. A livello di dizionario delle divinità è piuttosto scarno, a livello di spiegazione dei temi religioso non dice molto di diverso da manuali più seri, a livello di fonti lascia desiderare. L'autrice dovrebbe imparare a mettere più fonti, perché per chi come me studia queste cose a livello accademico, senza le fonti dirette, che l'hai detto tu, è irrilevante. Deve imparare a dire in che stele papiro tempio ecc le informazioni sono state trovate

Very informative book!