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Sekhmet & Bastet: The Feline Powers of Egypt Paperback – March 31, 2018

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Sekhmet & Bastet: The Feline Powers of Egypt is a detailed study of the history, mythology, symbolism and worship of the lion and cat goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Lesley Jackson traces the evolution of Sekhmet and Bastet within the context of Ancient Egyptian religious rituals, beliefs and practices. Other feline deities, such as the goddesses Mehit, Menhyt, Mestjet, Pakhet (Pasht), Seret, Shesmetet and Tefnut, and gods such as Mahes, Ruty and Amun are also included in this work, providing additional insights into the importance of feline divinities in Ancient Egyptian religious life.

Sekhmet is the Lady of Heaven, Mistress of the Two Lands, Mistress of the Gods and the Great One, as well as being the Eye of Ra and the beloved of Ptah. In the famous story of the Destruction of Mankind, Sekhmet is tricked into drinking a vast quantity of beer to distract her from killing all of humanity, which she was doing to avenge the Sun God Ra. Bastet was also initially a Lion Goddess who with time evolved into a Cat Goddess associated with the smaller, more docile, domestic cat. Her name translates as She of the ointment jar, represented with a hieroglyph of a sealed perfume jar. These goddesses were invoked in numerous aspects of ancient life, including for their fiercely protective and healing abilities, and their aid in divination, oracles, malicious magic and love spells.

In this thorough study, the author illustrates how feline symbolism and power permeated Ancient Egyptian life. Evidence demonstrating their importance is brought together from an extensive range of sources, including artefacts, tomb scenes, statues, funerary texts and amulets employed in guarding the body and tomb of the deceased. The names, epithets, iconography, characteristics, festivals and temples of Sekhmet and Bastet provide further insights, alongside information on the cultural, historical and symbolic world within which these powerful deities were worshipped.

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Lesley Jackson is the author of Thoth: The History of the Ancient Egyptian God of Wisdom, Hathor: A Reintroduction to an Ancient Egyptian Goddess and Isis: The Eternal Goddess of Egypt and Rome. Her time is devoted to researching and writing about early religion and mythology, with Ancient Egypt being an enduring passion.

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Avalonia
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March 31, 2018
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6.69 x 0.53 x 9.61 inches
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191019106X
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978-1910191064
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Oh wow this book is a treasure. What a true gem! I didn't know how deep this book would get and was skeptical to whether it would just skirt the surface like many others. Oh wow this book is a treasure an accurate, in-depth, thorough representation of the Goddess. 5 out of 5 stars, Miss Lewis, Amazon reviewer

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Lesley Jackson has always had an interest in, and a yearning for, the mysterious geographical; be they lost worlds, otherworlds or the sacred places of this world. A career in IT was merely a logical façade. Many years of involvement in the local archaeological society deepened her interest in ancient cultures and their religions. Since being blessed with early retirement, Lesley has devoted much of her time to researching and writing about early religion and mythology. Ancient Egypt is an enduring passion but other paths are always beckoning from around the misty hills. She lives in the remote East Riding with a tolerant husband and an ever increasing volume of books and rocks. Any remaining spare time is spent travelling or baking and making chocolates.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avalonia; Egyptian Gods ed. edition (March 31, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 191019106X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1910191064
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 0.53 x 9.61 inches

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Not a bad book if you want an overview about feline goddesses

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021

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Leslie Jackson obviously has done a lot of reading, even though she is not an egyptologist. I would like a little more inside knowledge, but as an overview it does it's thing.

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A must have if you are interested in these Goddesses.

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020

I bought this on Kindle some months ago. As a student of ancient Egypt mythology it is a good book to read. It does cover more than the 2 famous Goddesses in that author goes over all the feline lioness Egyptian dieties.
Well worth the money.

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N.Bosch

Lesley Jackson does it again. 5 stars!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2020

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Another well researched and informative book by the hand of author Lesley Jackson. I really loved this book for many reasons. If you are interested in the great Goddess Sekhmet and also Bast this is a must in your library.

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alex

Badly sourced and unacademic

Reviewed in Germany on June 12, 2021

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Wish I could give it a higher rating, but 8 bought this book looking for academic information about a minor deity, Pakhet, and found that the author's knowledge in that area was so poor, and so badly sourced, I couldn't trust anything else they had to say.

So the book states that Pakhet is a totally non-beneficent deity. I looked up the main body of inscriptions relating to her, from Speos Artemidos, and found that this deity is listed as the Queen of the Two Lands (Egypt), the Queen of Heaven, a Sorceress and mother of the pharaoh, among other epithets. The Speos Artemidos is the largest documented body of Egyptian lore that exists about Pakhet and it says she is anything but negative. So it's hard to believe a writer who writes about this deity without, clearly, ever having looked at this source.

I'll return the book as its sourcing is poor.

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