From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt

by E.A. Wallis Budge

Book Overview

For centuries, historians have been excavating the secrets of Ancient Egypt, but there has never been another text quite like From Fetish to God. Written by one of the foremost Egyptologists of his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486258033
• ISBN13: 9780486258034
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 545 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A fine book, but not for beginners

This is a useful and informative book on the evolution of religion in ancient Egypt (and the evolution of Egypt itself), but don't make the mistake (as I did) of reading it as an introduction to Egyptian mythology. It is virtually impossible to understand everything Budge says if you do not already have a fair understanding of the basics of Egyptian mythology. However, if you have already studied a bit of mythology, you should find this book very helpful in understanding how tribal fetishes became revered national gods (and, in the process, how Egypt became one of the superpowers of the ancient world).