1934 First Edition
FROM FETISH TO GOD IN ANCIENT EGYPT
By Sir EA Wallis Budge KT
KEY DETAILS
Condition: Very Good
Format: Hardcover, Large Octavo (8vo), approximately 26 cm; Original publisher's green cloth, gilt-lettered spine and blind-stamped Egyptian pictorial device to upper board
Published By: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1934
Language: English
Collation: Complete with xii, 545 pages and 240 black-and-white illustrations.
SKU: BTETM0001969
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
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DESCRIPTION
From Fetish to God In Ancient Egypt
First edition of Sir E. A. Wallis Budge's substantial late study of the religion, mythology and ritual practices of Ancient Egypt, published by Oxford University Press in 1934, the year of the author's death.
Bound in the original publisher's green cloth, with gilt titles to the spine and a large blind-stamped Egyptian design to the upper board. Illustrated throughout with 240 black-and-white illustrations, incorporating representations of Egyptian gods and goddesses, ritual objects, sacred animals, mythological scenes, funerary imagery and hieroglyphic material.
From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt represents one of Budge's final attempts to synthesise several decades of research into Egyptian religion. Drawing upon archaeological discoveries, ancient texts and his own earlier scholarship, Budge traces what he regarded as the development of Egyptian religious belief from early animistic and fetishistic practices through increasingly complex cults, divine hierarchies and theological systems.
Published more than thirty years after his monumental The Gods of the Egyptians, the present work was conceived as a reconsideration and expansion of many of the subjects treated in that earlier study, incorporating material which had become available during the opening decades of the twentieth century.
Although many of Budge's interpretations and translations have subsequently been revised by modern Egyptology, his works remain significant documents in the history of Egyptological scholarship and exerted a considerable influence upon twentieth-century popular understanding of Egyptian religion, mythology, magic and the afterlife.
CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
Original publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind-stamped Egyptian decoration to upper board.
Binding remains firm and attractive, with light rubbing and handling marks to the cloth and minor wear to the corners and spine extremities consistent with age. Gilt spine lettering remains clear and bright.
The volume is presently protected by a later removable transparent protective cover.
Internally particularly well preserved, with pages generally clean and fresh. Light age toning and occasional minor spotting may be present, but there is no significant foxing or staining evident from inspection.
A very presentable example of an increasingly sought-after first edition, retaining its original publisher's binding.
The work was among Budge's final publications and appeared during the year of his death.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
REFERENCES
Budge, E. A. Wallis. From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt. London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1934.
Oxford and institutional library catalogues record the first edition as published in London by Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford in 1934, with xii, 545 pages and 240 illustrations.
SYNOPSIS
From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt is a wide-ranging examination of the origins and development of religious belief in Ancient Egypt.
Budge begins with what he considered the earliest forms of Egyptian spirituality: animism, fetishism, sacred objects, magical practices and the worship of animals and natural forces. From these beginnings he traces the emergence of organised cults and increasingly sophisticated concepts of divinity.
Among the subjects explored are sacred animals; local and national gods; divine kingship; temples and priesthoods; solar religion; the cults of Ptah, Ra, Hathor and Osiris; magical and funerary practices; judgement after death; resurrection; and Egyptian conceptions of the soul and the afterlife.
Particular attention is paid to Osiris, whose death, resurrection and role as ruler and judge of the dead became central to Egyptian funerary religion. Budge explores the mythology surrounding Osiris, Isis, Horus and Seth and examines the profound influence of the Osirian tradition upon Egyptian ideas of immortality.
The book also incorporates translations and discussions of Egyptian hymns, myths, prayers, ritual texts and funerary material, allowing Budge to illustrate religious practice through the surviving words of the Egyptians themselves.
Its 240 illustrations provide an extensive visual accompaniment to the text and include depictions of deities, sacred animals, ceremonial objects, funerary scenes and religious iconography.
While modern archaeological and linguistic scholarship has superseded many of Budge's conclusions, the work remains fascinating both as a survey of Ancient Egyptian religion and as an important example of early twentieth-century Egyptology.
AUTHOR BIO
1857–1934 Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was one of the best-known British Egyptologists and Orientalists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Born in Cornwall in 1857, Budge developed an early interest in ancient languages and subsequently studied Assyrian, Hebrew, Syriac and other Semitic languages. In 1883 he joined the British Museum, where he would spend the greater part of his professional career.
Budge undertook numerous expeditions to Egypt and the Middle East on behalf of the Museum and was involved in the acquisition of large numbers of manuscripts, papyri, tablets and antiquities. He ultimately became Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, a position from which he exerted considerable influence over the development of the Museum's ancient Near Eastern collections.
A remarkably prolific author, Budge published translations, dictionaries, grammars and general studies dealing with Egyptian religion, mythology, magic, hieroglyphics and funerary literature.
His best-known publications include The Egyptian Book of the Dead, The Gods of the Egyptians, Egyptian Magic, Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection, and the present From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt.
Modern Egyptologists have substantially revised many of Budge's translations, linguistic methods and historical interpretations. Nevertheless, his books had an enormous influence outside academic Egyptology and played an important role in introducing Egyptian religious and magical traditions to generations of English-language readers.
His writings became especially influential among students of comparative religion, mythology, Western esotericism and occultism, ensuring that his works continue to attract both scholarly and specialist collectors.
From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt, published in 1934, was one of the final substantial works of Budge's long career.
1934 First Edition
FROM FETISH TO GOD IN ANCIENT EGYPT
By Sir EA Wallis Budge KT
KEY DETAILS
Condition: Very Good
Format: Hardcover, Large Octavo (8vo), approximately 26 cm; Original publisher's green cloth, gilt-lettered spine and blind-stamped Egyptian pictorial device to upper board
Published By: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1934
Language: English
Collation: Complete with xii, 545 pages and 240 black-and-white illustrations.
SKU: BTETM0001969
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
DESCRIPTION
From Fetish to God In Ancient Egypt
First edition of Sir E. A. Wallis Budge's substantial late study of the religion, mythology and ritual practices of Ancient Egypt, published by Oxford University Press in 1934, the year of the author's death.
Bound in the original publisher's green cloth, with gilt titles to the spine and a large blind-stamped Egyptian design to the upper board. Illustrated throughout with 240 black-and-white illustrations, incorporating representations of Egyptian gods and goddesses, ritual objects, sacred animals, mythological scenes, funerary imagery and hieroglyphic material.
From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt represents one of Budge's final attempts to synthesise several decades of research into Egyptian religion. Drawing upon archaeological discoveries, ancient texts and his own earlier scholarship, Budge traces what he regarded as the development of Egyptian religious belief from early animistic and fetishistic practices through increasingly complex cults, divine hierarchies and theological systems.
Published more than thirty years after his monumental The Gods of the Egyptians, the present work was conceived as a reconsideration and expansion of many of the subjects treated in that earlier study, incorporating material which had become available during the opening decades of the twentieth century.
Although many of Budge's interpretations and translations have subsequently been revised by modern Egyptology, his works remain significant documents in the history of Egyptological scholarship and exerted a considerable influence upon twentieth-century popular understanding of Egyptian religion, mythology, magic and the afterlife.
CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
Original publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind-stamped Egyptian decoration to upper board.
Binding remains firm and attractive, with light rubbing and handling marks to the cloth and minor wear to the corners and spine extremities consistent with age. Gilt spine lettering remains clear and bright.
The volume is presently protected by a later removable transparent protective cover.
Internally particularly well preserved, with pages generally clean and fresh. Light age toning and occasional minor spotting may be present, but there is no significant foxing or staining evident from inspection.
A very presentable example of an increasingly sought-after first edition, retaining its original publisher's binding.
The work was among Budge's final publications and appeared during the year of his death.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
REFERENCES
Budge, E. A. Wallis. From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt. London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1934.
Oxford and institutional library catalogues record the first edition as published in London by Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford in 1934, with xii, 545 pages and 240 illustrations.
SYNOPSIS
From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt is a wide-ranging examination of the origins and development of religious belief in Ancient Egypt.
Budge begins with what he considered the earliest forms of Egyptian spirituality: animism, fetishism, sacred objects, magical practices and the worship of animals and natural forces. From these beginnings he traces the emergence of organised cults and increasingly sophisticated concepts of divinity.
Among the subjects explored are sacred animals; local and national gods; divine kingship; temples and priesthoods; solar religion; the cults of Ptah, Ra, Hathor and Osiris; magical and funerary practices; judgement after death; resurrection; and Egyptian conceptions of the soul and the afterlife.
Particular attention is paid to Osiris, whose death, resurrection and role as ruler and judge of the dead became central to Egyptian funerary religion. Budge explores the mythology surrounding Osiris, Isis, Horus and Seth and examines the profound influence of the Osirian tradition upon Egyptian ideas of immortality.
The book also incorporates translations and discussions of Egyptian hymns, myths, prayers, ritual texts and funerary material, allowing Budge to illustrate religious practice through the surviving words of the Egyptians themselves.
Its 240 illustrations provide an extensive visual accompaniment to the text and include depictions of deities, sacred animals, ceremonial objects, funerary scenes and religious iconography.
While modern archaeological and linguistic scholarship has superseded many of Budge's conclusions, the work remains fascinating both as a survey of Ancient Egyptian religion and as an important example of early twentieth-century Egyptology.
AUTHOR BIO
1857–1934 Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was one of the best-known British Egyptologists and Orientalists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Born in Cornwall in 1857, Budge developed an early interest in ancient languages and subsequently studied Assyrian, Hebrew, Syriac and other Semitic languages. In 1883 he joined the British Museum, where he would spend the greater part of his professional career.
Budge undertook numerous expeditions to Egypt and the Middle East on behalf of the Museum and was involved in the acquisition of large numbers of manuscripts, papyri, tablets and antiquities. He ultimately became Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, a position from which he exerted considerable influence over the development of the Museum's ancient Near Eastern collections.
A remarkably prolific author, Budge published translations, dictionaries, grammars and general studies dealing with Egyptian religion, mythology, magic, hieroglyphics and funerary literature.
His best-known publications include The Egyptian Book of the Dead, The Gods of the Egyptians, Egyptian Magic, Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection, and the present From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt.
Modern Egyptologists have substantially revised many of Budge's translations, linguistic methods and historical interpretations. Nevertheless, his books had an enormous influence outside academic Egyptology and played an important role in introducing Egyptian religious and magical traditions to generations of English-language readers.
His writings became especially influential among students of comparative religion, mythology, Western esotericism and occultism, ensuring that his works continue to attract both scholarly and specialist collectors.
From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt, published in 1934, was one of the final substantial works of Budge's long career.
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