Divinités animales et entités hybrides en Égypte ancienne
The article provides an overview of the role of animals in Egyptian religion, with a focus on hybrid entities. While the association with one or several animals comprises a distinctive feature of Egyptian deities, the interpretation of such associations raises several methodological questions. In mo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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Librairie Droz S. A.
2022
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Revue de théologie et de philosophie
Year: 2022, Volume: 154, Issue: 4, Pages: 371-388 |
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| Summary: | The article provides an overview of the role of animals in Egyptian religion, with a focus on hybrid entities. While the association with one or several animals comprises a distinctive feature of Egyptian deities, the interpretation of such associations raises several methodological questions. In most instances, such associations are relatively simple, linking - albeit in different ways - a deity with an animal, or part thereof. Such associations are easier to identify, and can be elaborated into a typology. A more complex instance is presented by representations involving not a single animal, but several iconographical themes jointly. The article begins by identifying the main types associating a deity with an animal. It then proceeds to analyze more complex combinations, which are studied here through two exemplary cases: protective deities on the one hand, and the inhabitants of the Douat, or underworld, on the other. |
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| ISSN: | 2297-1254 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue de théologie et de philosophie
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.47421/rthph154_4_371-388 |