Living with the dead

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...

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VerfasserIn: Harrington, Nicola (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxbow Books , [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Studies in Funerary Archaeology v. 6
Schlagwörter:
Egypt
Online Zugang:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvh1ds21
Bibliogr. Hinweis:Erscheint auch als: Living with the dead
E-Book-Pakete:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.

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