Title: For General Info, Great. For serious study-Steer Away
Product review: Budge's works are generally considered a bit of an Egyptological embarrassment; his intentions were noble but he seemed to favor quantity over quality when it came to research and there are lingering questions about the extent of his "exploitation" of the antiquities trade. No one will know for certain whether his legacy to Egyptology was helpful or ultimately harmful but his works have served to generate a fantastic sort of curiosity about Egypt, which may benefit the preservation of archaeological goodies in the long run. This book, like all of his others, is rife with errors, contradictions, mistranslations of the ancient texts and sadly void of references for Budge's countless "scientific" assertions. Generally, however, he gets the basic qualities and legends of the deities correct. The amateur Egyptolgist may use this book with a grain of salt and opt instead for scholarly recent books by Meeks or Hornung.
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