| Description |
1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Very short introduction ; 106
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Very short introductions ; 106.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The myth of Egypt : imagined Egypts -- Divine words : language and myth -- The gods themselves : deities and myth -- The beautiful moment : creation myths -- Black land, red land : the landscapes of myth -- Lord of the two lands : myths of nationhood -- The big fight : conflict and reconciliation -- The eyes of heaven : pairs and sequences -- Personal myths : myth and popular religion -- The blessing of the mummy : the mythology of death. |
| Summary |
The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this approach to ancient Egypt. Geraldine Pinch explores the cultural and historical background behind a wide variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden statue, to a story on papyrus of the gods misbehaving. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mythology, Egyptian.
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Mythology, Egyptian. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pinch, Geraldine. Egyptian myth. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 0192803468 9780192803467 (DLC) 2004301675 (OCoLC)55523873 |
| ISBN |
9780191516696 (electronic book) |
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0191516694 (electronic book) |
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1280752602 |
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9781280752605 |
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0192803468 (Paper) |
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9780192803467 |
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