Ancient Egyptian temple ritual: performance, pattern, and practice
Part I. Foundation -- Introduction: temples in ancient Egyptian society, economy and cosmos -- Complexity in ritual -- Part II. Performance -- The household model -- Festivals in the framework of the daily ritual -- Part III. Practice -- The Horus cycle -- Daily rituals in festival frameworks -- Par...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
New York, N.Y. [u.a.]
Routledge
2013
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In: |
Routledge studies in egyptology (1)
Year: 2013 |
Edition: | 1. publ. |
Series/Journal: | Routledge studies in egyptology
1 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Religion
/ Temple
/ Ritual
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Further subjects: | B
Temples Egypt
B Rites and ceremonies Egypt B Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C B Egypt Religion B Egypt Religion B Temples (Egypt) B Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C B Rites and ceremonies (Egypt) |
Summary: | Part I. Foundation -- Introduction: temples in ancient Egyptian society, economy and cosmos -- Complexity in ritual -- Part II. Performance -- The household model -- Festivals in the framework of the daily ritual -- Part III. Practice -- The Horus cycle -- Daily rituals in festival frameworks -- Part IV. Patterns -- Gesture, posture, and movement -- The most common offering scenes |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0415832985 |