The real presence of Osiris: iconic, semi-iconic and aniconic ritual representations of an Egyptian god
The ancient Egyptian god Osiris was represented in iconic forms in temple reliefs and statues, in semi-iconic form in the so-called corn-Osiris or Osiris-bed, and in aniconic form as the Djed-pillar. All three variations in iconicity are ritual representations of the god and somehow claim his real p...
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| 格式: | Print 文件 |
| 语言: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Religion
Year: 2017, 卷: 47, 发布: 3, Pages: 366-377 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ägypten (古代)
/ 宗教
/ Osiris
/ 宗教仪式
/ Bildliche Darstellung
/ Ikon
/ Bilderverbot
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion KBL Near East and North Africa TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Egyptian Book of the Dead
B Aniconism B Books of the Netherworld B Osiris-bed B Real Presence B Djed-pillar B ritual representation of gods |
| 总结: | The ancient Egyptian god Osiris was represented in iconic forms in temple reliefs and statues, in semi-iconic form in the so-called corn-Osiris or Osiris-bed, and in aniconic form as the Djed-pillar. All three variations in iconicity are ritual representations of the god and somehow claim his real presence: the temple reliefs by (textually transmitted) conventions, the corn-Osiris by the real, sprouting corn that fills the Osiris outline or form, and the Djed-pillar by the very universality and immense potential of denoting without (yet) depicting or narrating. The synchronous occurrence of these degrees of iconicity illustrates aniconism as a rhetorical option, a matter of ritual design, not a cognitive or theological stage in the evolution of mankind. |
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| 实物描述: | 7 Illustrationen |
| ISSN: | 0048-721X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion
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