Description:
A comprehensive and wide-ranging study of this unique god, drawing on the latest research to explore Thoth's diverse functions including god of writing, magic and wisdom, creator, judge, healer, psychopomp, reckoner of time and lunar god.
Brief description: Lesley Jackson has a lifelong interest in archaeology, ancient history and sacred myth and a fascination with the mysterious geographical be they lost worlds, otherworlds or the sacred places of this world. She is a devotee of the Egyptian deities and since being blessed with early retirement has devoted much of her time to researching and writing about them. Despite the strong call of Egypt she is a Northerner at heart, preferring cooler climes and wooded landscapes. She lives in the East Riding of Yorkshire, close to the lost world of Doggerland.
Review Quotes:
"In this volume author Lesley Jackson presents a comprehensive study of Thoth or Dhwty [Djehuty], the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, one of the better known of Egypt's pantheon of deities. Separate chapters discuss Thoth's symbolism and iconography, his lunar aspects, and the god's role as judge, magician and healer, his association with wisdom, creation and the afterlife and his relationships with other gods.
The book concludes with the relevance today of the values associated with Thoth: literacy, justice, peacemaking, tolerance and harmony." - Ancient Egypt Magazine