Death, power, and apotheosis in ancient Egypt: the Old and Middle Kingdoms

Mortuary culture -- Akhu-the effective dead -- Power and Egyptian kingship: the king as benefactor -- Markers of distinguished and deified status -- Distinguished dead -- Apotheosis in the Old Kingdom -- Apotheosis in the Middle Kingdom.

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1. Verfasser: Troche, Julia 1986- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca [New York] ; London Cornell University Press 2021
Zusammenfassung:Mortuary culture -- Akhu-the effective dead -- Power and Egyptian kingship: the king as benefactor -- Markers of distinguished and deified status -- Distinguished dead -- Apotheosis in the Old Kingdom -- Apotheosis in the Middle Kingdom.
"Explores the perceived agency of esteemed dead in ancient Egyptian social, political, and religious life, during the Old through Middle Kingdoms (c. 2700-1650 BCE). It considers how power was constructed, maintained, and challenged in ancient Egypt, through the particular lens of mortuary culture and apotheosis-i.e. deification"--
Beschreibung:x, 179 Seiten
ISBN:9781501760150

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