Encyclopedia of Gods

Over 2,500 Deities of the World

by Michael Jordan

Kyle Cathie Limited, 1992 [First Edition], ISBN 1856260380, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing to edges and corners, dust-jacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing to edges and corners, a little creasing and rubbing (see photographs)

"From A-a, the sun goddess of Mesopotamia, to Zurvan, the Persian god of fate, Encyclopedia of Gods provides the most comprehensive insight and source of reference to the world's deities yet compiled.  More than 2,500 names are listed and detailed, including the famous and the obscure.  the references span the world from Siberia to South America.
Gods, religious extensions of mankind's psyche, have been present for at least 30,000 years of history and prehistory, although only those from recent millennia have been recorded by name.  Within the latter span this book covers the gods of ancient mythology and contemporary religion with equal emphasis."