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Provides definitive coverage of the ancient Egyptian gods, mythological figures, religious cults, priesthoods, and esoteric practices and beliefs.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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The review of rcman5000 suffers from severe historic inaccuracy, confusing the time periods when ancient Egyptian panthea developed with the Greek and Roman cultures and the Library of Alexandria, i.e. periods that span thousands of years as if they occured simultaneously. Also, the common belief that the Greeks borrowed their knowledge from the Egyptians has been found erroneous, because there is evidence that so-called Greek culture existed and developed in the area long before the Egyptians did, and in fact it was the Egyptians that borrowed and not the other way round. Also, the view that Christianity was based on Egyptian religion. Careful there!!! If Christianity must be based on something before, then this something might be related to Judaism, Greek philosophy (Plato and Socrates) and perhaps the monotheism of Akhenaten, the Essenes and maybe many other things... Too many factors that do not allow drawing easy and simplified conclusions...
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Its funny because if the Egyptians learnt everything they knew from the Greeks then where did the Greeks build their great pyramids because i haven't seen them anywhere. And why have all (ALL) the so called secret society's based their rituals and symbols on ancient egyptian symbols and ceremony. All the Greek Gods are just their versions of the Egyptian Gods which we know were worshiped hundreds of years earlier. Christianity based on Judaism? And where did the Jew's get it from, they were'nt slaves in Egypt they were there to learn like everyone else. Virgin Mary and child is Europes answer to Isis and child Horus, the 10 commandments taken from Maat's 42 Laws, need i go on?
The Kabalah's not Jewish, visit Egypt and see Kabalic images on the walls of the temples. Savages? lol the Egyptians were building the pyramids when people in the west were eating raw meat, shagging sheep and living in caves. If i could give this book minus infinity i would. DONT BUY IT, this books a joke.
The Kabalah's not Jewish, visit Egypt and see Kabalic images on the walls of the temples. Savages? lol the Egyptians were building the pyramids when people in the west were eating raw meat, shagging sheep and living in caves. If i could give this book minus infinity i would. DONT BUY IT, this books a joke.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
A Lot of Conjecture Mixed with Fact
28 Feb 2000
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The most frustraing thing about E.A. Wallis Budge's books is that it's often impossible to tell when he's using conjecture and when he's actually stating a fact. Far too often he'll make a statement that today we know to be false -- for example, that the name of "Bast" and "Sekhmet" derive from words for "fire", which they don't as they mean (respectively) "Devouring/Ointment Lady" and "Powerful Lady" (nothing at all to do with fire) -- and then make a statement that actually has some basis in fact. For BEGINNERS, I would say: STAY AWAY from this book until you have a very firm grasp of Egyptian society and culture. If you need an indexed book about Egyptian deities, try George Hart's "Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses". For ADVANCED USERS, I would say: Yes, you should probably read this, but be sure that when Budge makes a statement that there's some way to verify what he's saying, or your research could be seriously skewed.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
WARNING: ONLY USEFUL FOR THE LEARNED!
25 Aug 2000
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For those looking for a clear and up-dated overview of ancient Egyptian religion, THIS IS NOT THEIR BOOK. As it happens with many of Budge's books, this two-volumes set is quite out-dated and, moreover, it is highly-speculative (but without warning one that what he says is just that: speculation). Non the less, for those with a rather deep acquaintaince of the Egyptian Mythology and beliefs, it still could be helpful in certain matters. And, as it always occurs with Budge's works, there are scattered here and there some bits of useful data. Another criticism, which can be extended over to any of his other titles, is the lack or meagre references to the bibliography or documents from which he extracted his quotations. So that, BEGINNERS BEWARE!
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
For General Info, Great. For serious study-Steer Away
20 April 1999
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Budge's works are generally considered a bit of an Egyptological embarrassment; his intentions were noble but he seemed to favor quantity over quality when it came to research and there are lingering questions about the extent of his "exploitation" of the antiquities trade. No one will know for certain whether his legacy to Egyptology was helpful or ultimately harmful but his works have served to generate a fantastic sort of curiosity about Egypt, which may benefit the preservation of archaeological goodies in the long run. This book, like all of his others, is rife with errors, contradictions, mistranslations of the ancient texts and sadly void of references for Budge's countless "scientific" assertions. Generally, however, he gets the basic qualities and legends of the deities correct. The amateur Egyptolgist may use this book with a grain of salt and opt instead for scholarly recent books by Meeks or Hornung.
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