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The Ancient Egypt Bibliography is a growing list of over 550 books on Ancient Egypt, written in different languages.

This list is intentionally eclectic: some books will be highly scientific, some are meant for a more general audience and others yet are intended for children.

Several books in this list hold a link to the world's largest on-line bookshops: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk, enabling you to expand your personal library with your favourite books on Ancient Egypt.

 

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A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

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Author(s): Hart, Georges
Published: London, New York, 1987

This comprehensive dictionary, covering the major gods and goddesses and presenting a broad survey of others, gives a vivid picture of the complexity and richness of the imagery of Egyptian mythology.

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Ancient Egypt: Sacred Symbols

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Author(s): Adkinson, Robert
Published: Thames & Hudson, 1995

No iconography is a powerful and as copied as that of the Ancient Egypians. This book examines the symbols used by the Ancient Egyptians, by which they tried to explain their place in the world.

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Ancient Egyptian Religion

 

Author(s): Quirke, Stephen
Published: Dover Publications, 1993

An overview of the most important traits of the Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs.

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Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt. The One and The Many

 

Author(s): Hornung, Erik
Published: London, Melbourne and Henly, 1983

An understandable study of Ancient Egyptian theology and an introduction of the fascinating world of Egyptian religion. It specifically goes into the question to what measure the Egyptian religion was a true polytheism.

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Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods

 

Author(s): Meeks, Dimitri - Favard-Meeks, Christine
Published: Cornell Univ. Press, 1996

Meeks describes the Ancient Egyptian gods and their day-to-day cult in the temples as if they were a familt or tribe, yielding some interesting and new insights into their concepts of religion and myth. This book is filled with a wealth of details and information.

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Das Zelt-Heiligtum des Min. Rekonstruktion und Deutung eines fragmentarischen Modells (Kestner-Museum 1935.200.250)

 

Author(s): Munro, Irmtraut
Published: Berlin, 1983

 

 

De Egyptenaren en hun godsdienst

 

Author(s): Vergote, Jozef
Published: De Haan, Bussum, 1974

 

 

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

 

Author(s): Barker, Henry
Published: Grosset & Dunlap, 1999
Reading Level: ages 4 to 8

An easy introduction into the world of gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt.

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Egyptian Religion: Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life

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Author(s): Budge, E.A.Wallis
Published: Citadell Press, 1991

Outdated, like every book by Budge, this is a collector's item rather than a valuable source of correct information.

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Egyptian Solar Religion in the New Kingdom. Re, Amun and the Crisis of Polytheism

 

Author(s): Assmann, Jan
Published: London, New-York, 1995

 

 

Gods and Pharaohs from Egyptian Mythology

 

Author(s): Harris, Geraldine
Published: Peter Bedrick Books, 1993
Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Dramatically and richly illustrated presentation of myths and religious beliefs in Ancient Egypt.

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Gods, Priests and Men

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Author(s): Blackman, Aylward.
Published: Kegan Paul, 1999

First publication ever of the works of Blackman on Ancient Egyptian religion. Easily accessible, this publication is a handy tool for all those interested in the religious world of Ancient Egypt.

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Grundz�ge der alt�gyptischen Religion

 

Author(s): Brunner, Hellmut
Published: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 1983

 

 

Hathor Rising: The Power of the Goddess in Ancient Egypt

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Author(s): Roberts, Alison
Published: Inner Traditions Intl., 1997

A fascinating study about the changing role and status of goddesses in general and Hathor in specific, in Ancient Egypt. This book places in perspective the female, procreational aspects of divinity and its relationship with the monarchy.

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Isis in the Ancient World

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Author(s): Witt, R.E.
Published: John Hopkins University Press, 1997

Isis was the mother-goddess, the wife and the sorceress who used magic to revive her husband and protect her child. This is the first study about the extent and complexity of the cult's influences on Graeco-Roman and early Christian culture.

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Mythes et dieux lunaires en Egypte

 

Author(s): Derchain, Philippe
Published: Paris, 1962

 

 

Panth�on Egyptien

 

Author(s): Champollion, Jean-Fran�ois
Published: Inter-Livres, 1992 (re-issue)

 

 

Reallexicon der �gyptischen Religionsgeschichte

 

Author(s): Bonnet
Published: Berlin, 1952

 

 

Religion in Roman Egypt. Assimilation and Resistance

 

Author(s): Frankfurter, D.
Published: Princeton 1998

 

 

Statuettes d'Osiris conserv�es au mus�e d'arch�ologie

 

Author(s): Derchain, Philippe - Fran�ois, Pierre
Published: Bruxelles, 1962

 

 

Studien zum Gott Atum. Band I

 

Author(s): Myscliwiec, Karol
Published: Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim, 1978

 

 

Studien zum Gott Atum. Band II

 

Author(s): Myscliwiec, Karol
Published: Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim, 1979

 

 

The Cat in Ancient Egypt

 

Author(s): Langton, N. - Langton, B.
Published: Kegan Paul Intl., 2000

This book traces the history of the cult of the goddess Bastet and the animal that represented her, the cat. Amateurs of Egyptology and cat-lovers will enjoy this reprint.

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The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt. An Illustrated Dictionary

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Author(s): Lurker, Manfred
Published: W.W. Norton & Co., 1984

An alphabetically sorted overview of the gods and goddesses of the Ancient Egyptian pantheon, explaining the often complex characters of each god. A rich source for understanding Ancient Egyptian religion.

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The Gods of Ancient Egypt

 

Author(s): Pascal Vernus
Published: George Braziller, 1998

 

 

The Gods of the Egyptians (vol. I)

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Author(s): Budge, E.A.Wallis
Published: New York, 1969 (re-edition)

Ancient Egyptian theology, and overview of gods and goddesses and the funerary beliefs are discussed in this, somewhat old-fashioned, two-volume publication by Budge.

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The Gods of the Egyptians (vol. II)

Author(s): Budge, E.A.Wallis
Published: New York, 1969 (re-edition)

Ancient Egyptian theology, and overview of gods and goddesses and the funerary beliefs are discussed in this, somewhat old-fashioned, two-volume publication by Budge.

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The Great Goddesses of Egypt

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Author(s): Lesko, Barbara S.
Published: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999

The changing fortunes of seven Egyptian goddesses over a period of some 3000 years, by Egyptologist Lesko.

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The Priests of Ancient Egypt

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Author(s): Sauneron, Serge
Published: Cornell University Press, 2000

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt, from the perspective of the people who served them.

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The Search for God in Ancient Egypt

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Author(s): Sauneron, Serge
Published: Cornell University Press, 2000

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt, from the perspective of the people who served them.

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