Living with the Dead Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt.
Living with the Dead presents a detailed analysis of ancestor worship in Egypt, using a diverse range of material, both archaeological and anthropological, to examine the relationship between the living and the dead. Iconography and terminology associated with the deceased reveal indistinct differen...
| Основен автор: | Harrington, Nicola. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Havertown :
Oxbow Books,
2012.
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| Серия: |
Studies in funerary archaeology.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
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| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Living with the Dead : Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; List of figures and tables; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Timeline; Maps; CHAPTER 1: The Nature of the Deceased: Constituent Parts, Character, and Iconography; CHAPTER 2: The cult of the ancestors; CHAPTER 3: Places of interaction with the dead; CHAPTER 4: Times of interaction between the living and the dead:funerals, festivals, and banquets; CHAPTER 5: Attitudes to the dead; CHAPTER 6: Conclusions: living with the dead in ancient Egypt; Bibliography; Index.