About this title: Since the beginning of time, the same mysteries have puzzled people on every continent; the same fears have beset them. They have attempted to explain the mysteries and allay the fears in the same way - through the worship of gods. Deities have been identified with the human psyche for at least 60,000 years. Encyclopedia of Gods offers concise information on more than 2,500 of these deities, from the most ancient gods of polytheistic societies - Hittite, Sumerian, Mesopotamian - to the most contemporary gods of the major monotheistic religions - Allah, God, Yahweh. Among the cultures included ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Facts on File
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780816029099ISBN:0816029091
Description: Fair in fair dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. some water damage but perfectly readable. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Facts On File, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780816029099ISBN:0816029091
Description: As New in As New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and ends of spine are unmarred. Binding is tight. 337pp. read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Facts on File, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780816029099ISBN:0816029091
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 0816029091 The covers of the book and the dust jacket have a little edgewear. This is a reference work on the gods acknowledged throughout the world. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, New York, Facts on File, 1993
ISBN-13:9780816029099ISBN:0816029091
Description: Quarto, hardcover, near fine in black boards. No dj. Clean and unmarked. Information on the gods of a wide range of cultures, from the ancient Sumerian to the modern Haitian. List of Gods, The World Deities. 337p., includes index. read more
Edition: 2nd
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Facts on File
Date Published: 1993-07
ISBN-13:9780816029099ISBN:0816029091
Description: Book has no markings nor any vis. Hardback: Facts on File: 2nd: Book has no markings nor any visible flaws. Dust jacket shows only minor shelf wear: Dust Jacket: Cover Artist: Agresti, Paul. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Facts On File
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780816029099ISBN:0816029091
Description: Oversized 337 Pages. USED LIKE NEW fine/no dj issued, cean bright dj, interior clean and solid and bright throughout, looks new and unread. read more
"While none of the entries are terribly extensive, this is an interesting little reference book showing just how many ways humans have attempted to come to terms with their universe."
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