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LEADER: 01452pam 22003254a 4500
001 40848441
003 OCoLC
005 20000711191017.0
008 990209s1999 okua b s001 0 eng
010 $a99011850
020 $a0806132027 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a080613156X (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aBL2450.G58$bL47 1999
100 1 $aLesko, Barbara S.
245 14 $aThe great goddesses of Egypt /$cBarbara S. Lesko.
260 $aNorman :$bUniversity of Oklahoma Press,$cc1999.
300 $axv, 319 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-310) and index.
520 $aThe book presents in depth histories of the cults of seven major goddesses and many excerpts from their literature--hymns, prayers, and magical spells as well as descriptions of ritual, temples and clergy.
505 0 $aEarly women and the first evidence of faith -- The sky goddess nut -- Neith, Lady of Sais and creator of all -- The two ladies: vestiges of the remote past -- Hathor, Goddess of love -- Mut and the sacred cats -- Isis, Great of Magic -- Temples, their rituals, and their clergy -- Conclusion -- Appendix. A glossary of goddesses.
650 0 $aGoddesses, Egyptian.
651 0 $aEgypt$xReligion.
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