Encyclopedia of Gods

<p>Find Everything You Want to Know About Gods and Goddesses of the World</p><p>All civilizations throughout history have sought to answer the great mysteries of life on earth through worship of gods deities or creators.<em> Encyclopedia of Gods</em> offers a comprehensive survey of 2500 major and minor gods goddesses and deities from religions cultures folklores and mythologies across the globe. </p><p>Entries are listed alphabetically beginning with A-a the Mesopotamian sun goddess and ending with Zurvan the Persian god of fate; in between is everything known about Osiris Ra Isis Horus Manu and thousands more. Each entry covers specific pantheons dates of worship the role the god played and defining characteristics symbols and attributes. The listings range from short descriptions of lesser-known deities to full narrative essays covering major gods and goddesses and include appearances in literature and art. </p><p>Covering a tremendous breadth of human history from 60000 years ago to the present and fully indexed and cross-referenced by civilization and subject this invaluable reference manual is an essential resource for any student researcher or teacher of theological historical or anthropological studies and a fascinating read for anyone interested in learning about deities worshipped throughout history. Whether used to look up details about specific gods or civilizations or just read from cover to cover <em>Encyclopedia of Gods</em> is an extremely thorough and endlessly absorbing source of information. </p><p>This book is also available from Echo Point Books as a hardcover (ISBN 1648372252).</p>