Depicted Deities
Depicted Deities

Author: M.L.B. Blom

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-08-07

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9004646604

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This book deals with the rules of art. More specifically, it treats of the unwritten rules of Nepalese religious art as laid down in ‘model books’. These can be seen as manuals for the artists, in which they can find the correct way to represent, in visual art, any of some 2000 godly figures. The representation of these gods, all of them with their particular attributes, was (and is) subject to more or less strict rules. These books, the kind of which is also found in Europe in the early Middle Ages, have developed into a special tradition in Nepal, where a unique number of model books was found to be in existence, the oldest of them going back to the 15th century. The author of this study (the first in its kind) has traced the development in time of some 150 popular Hindu deities to determine the meaning of these model books for the artists using them, and also to see if the representation of these gods is in any way related to changes in society.

Egyptian Gods & Goddesses
Egyptian Gods & Goddesses

Author: Johnathan Deaver

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 1900-01-01

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 1622751558

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Gods and goddesses—in human, animal, and other forms—were central to the ancient Egyptian way of life. Identified with the natural world, daily living, and the afterlife, they maintained order and prevented chaos from permeating the human world. The figures documented in ancient hieroglyphics are given dimension in this absorbing volume, which examines the characteristics and significance of many of the Egyptian gods and goddesses and also looks at related topics such as ancient symbols and the influence of Egyptian mythology on other cultures and belief systems.

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Author: Hugh Chisholm

Publisher:

Published: 1910

Total Pages: 1090

ISBN-13:

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This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.

Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities
Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities

Author: Charles Russell Coulter

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13: 1135963908

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The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories of gods and goddesses. Belief in these deities shaped whole civilizations, yet today many of their names and images lie buried. The Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities makes those names available to the general reader as well as the scholar. This reference work lists all the known gods through recorded history. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the name of each deity (with alternate spellings), as well as notes on names that may be linguistically or functionally related. The tribe or culture that worshiped the deity is identified, and the god's origins and functions are explained. An extensive bibliography provides opportunities for further research and an exhaustive index provides access to the entries through virtually all names, forms and kinds of deities.

The Visual Perception of Deities from the Palaeolithic to the Present
The Visual Perception of Deities from the Palaeolithic to the Present

Author: Sirpa Aalto

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-12-21

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1527564037

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Considering that figurines, such as the Venus from Willendorf, or the Lion Man of Hohlenstein-Stadel were already created approximately 30,000 years ago, it must be assumed that humans have had a desire to see a visual expression of their sacred beings for an exceedingly prolonged period of time. It is dialectical that visual interpretations of deities always result in a physical/body structure, resembling the shape of humans. This book is a fusion of multiple independent investigations regarding visual interpretations of deities and religions over a period of 30,000 years. A survey about the psychological necessity for humans to create images of gods and goddesses provides the background for the book’s presentation of images of deities, placed in a historical context. An accompanying text supports the illustrations to position them accordingly.

Depicted Deities
Depicted Deities

Author: M. L. B. Blom

Publisher: Groningen Oriental Studies

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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Illustrations: 80 Illustrations

Egyptian Gods
Egyptian Gods

Author: Stephan Weaver

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-03-13

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1523947195

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The gods of Ancient Egypt conjure up images of hieroglyphs with animal-headed people, fantastic civilizations, and a past that seems both unimaginably distant and still tenuously connected to the present day. Although the names Ra, Anubis, and Isis still linger today in modern fiction, the truth about these gods reveals the ancient Egyptians themselves. Inside you will read about... ✓ Osiris ✓ Anubis ✓ Isis ✓ Ra ✓ Maat ✓ Hathor ✓ Wadjet ✓ Nefertum And many more! A look at the principal gods of Ancient Egypt gives insight into the culture of world's first great civilization. Even today, their moments, their obelisks, and their pyramids endure and remind us that people can leave lasting marks on the world that humble and inspire us all.

Gods, goddesses, and mythology
Gods, goddesses, and mythology

Author:

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780761475590

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Contains alphabetized entries on deities, concepts, practices, places, and objects related to the mythologies of cultures throughout history, and features color photos and sidebars. This volume covers Ach-Ara.

Gods and Goddesses
Gods and Goddesses

Author: Elizabeth M. Hallam

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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Provides information on the gods and goddesses of a wide range of cultures, from the ancient Sumerian to the modern Haitian.

The Book of Gods & Goddesses
The Book of Gods & Goddesses

Author: Eric Chaline

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2004-10-26

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 0060732563

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Discover a host of gods and goddesses, some of them familiar, others forgotten or unknown. Drawn from cultures around the globe, divided by region and fully illustrated. From Tiamat (the great mother goddess of the ancient Mesopotamianst) to Olorun (the "Owner of the Heavens" for the Yoruba people of Nigeria).