Emotions in ancient Egypt—An overview
The aim of the article is to present essential aspects of five emotions (joy, fear, love, sadness, anger) on the basis of written sources from ancient Egypt. Through selective analyses of the Egyptian emotion vocabulary, including metaphors and descriptions of physical states and reactions, some ele...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| In: |
Religion compass
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 2/3 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Emotion
/ Literary text
/ Religious literature
/ Ritual
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East ZD Psychology |
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| Summary: | The aim of the article is to present essential aspects of five emotions (joy, fear, love, sadness, anger) on the basis of written sources from ancient Egypt. Through selective analyses of the Egyptian emotion vocabulary, including metaphors and descriptions of physical states and reactions, some elementary concepts will be explained. In addition, it is a concern to point out some of the difficulties that can be associated with the investigation of emotions in ancient Egyptian texts. Therefore, brief references are given to current Egyptological studies that have been devoted to the topic adopting new methods. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12456 |