I’m way behind on my book reviews but I absolutely had to make sure you knew about this one. I asked to receive a review copy of “The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities” by Dr. Tamara L. Siuda solely because my library was lacking books on the subject. I hadn’t realized that this book was literally going to reinvent the game as for what to expect from books about deities.
“The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities” profiles over 100 different gods, goddesses, demigods, and other divine beings. Sure, you get a lot of the “standard” information you’d expect: personality, symbols, appearance, and associations. Some of the information that you’ll find, that isn’t often found, is the name in hieroglyphs, details on their festivals and places of worship, as well as familial relations. Better still, Siuda highlights not only locations of significance to the deity in the past, but also for today, and how the deities are celebrated in modern times.
With all of this, including extensive illustrations and additional reading recommendations, “The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities” by Dr. Tamara L. Siuda is not only the definitive text on Egyptian deities, but it sets the template of what all other books about deities should aspire to be.
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That book looks so cool. And it’s HUGE!