[PDF.67xr] Living with the Dead: Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt (Studies in Funerary Archaeology)

Living with the Dead: Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt (Studies in Funerary Archaeology)

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 | #2576822 in Books |  2012-12-31 |  2013-01-14 | Original language:English |  6.77 x.51 x9.53l,.0 | File type: PDF | 208 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Interacting with the dead after burial|By DAJ|Most books about ancient Egyptian funerary customs focus on mummification, funerals, and burial goods. This one discusses how the living interacted with the spirits of the dead, during and especially after the funeral.

The first chapter is an overview of Egyptian beliefs about the dead, and it helpfully discusses the beli| |"Harrington... investigates the mortuary cult and veneration of ancestors, with the associated rituals, statues, ancestor busts and stelae, before discussing when and where such interactions with the dead took place, and attitudes to the dead (including the im

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 differences between the blessedness and malevolence and that the potent spirit of the dead required constant propitiation in the form of worship and offerings. A range of evide...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Living with the Dead: Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt (Studies in Funerary Archaeology)   |  Nicola Harrington. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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