Personal religion in domestic contexts during the New Kingdom: the impact of the Amarna Period
This study has three main themes: the definition of personal religion and religious domestic practices from a theoretical perspective; the description and analysis of the main archaeological and anthropological evidence; and, on that basis, the study of the impact of the Amarna period in the develop...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Archaeopress
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Archaeopress egyptology
v.46 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Amarna
/ Dair al-Madina
/ Religion
/ History 1550 BC-1070 BC
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| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
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| Summary: | This study has three main themes: the definition of personal religion and religious domestic practices from a theoretical perspective; the description and analysis of the main archaeological and anthropological evidence; and, on that basis, the study of the impact of the Amarna period in the development of personal religion during the New Kingdom. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note to the Reader -- References -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- References -- Introduction -- References -- The Domestic Practice of Personal Religion -- Introduction -- Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt -- The Domestic Setting around the Time of the New Kingdom -- Origins and Early Evidence of Personal Religion in Ancient Egypt -- The Domestic Expressions of Personal Religion -- The Cult to the Deceased -- The Cult to the Gods -- Religion in the Amarna Period -- References -- Domestic Space in the New Kingdom: A Case Study -- Introduction -- The Lahun Case: A Middle Kingdom Template -- Tell el-Amarna -- Domestic Architecture -- Finds -- Deir el-Medina -- Domestic Architecture -- Finds -- Inside the Houses -- The Entrance -- The Loggias -- The First Room -- The Second Room -- Back Rooms and Others -- The Garden -- The Domestic Distribution of Religious Actions -- Pre-Amarna Houses -- Pre-Amarna Rooms -- Amarna and Post-Amarna Houses -- Amarna and Post-Amarna Rooms -- References -- The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Artefacts et alii -- Introduction -- Artefacts of General Cultic Application -- Tell el-Amarna -- Deir el-Medina -- Other Sites -- Artefacts to Interact with the Deceased -- The Letters to the Dead -- Anthropoid Busts -- Ȝḫ-ỉkr-n-R‛ Stelae -- The Royal Ancestors Worship -- Artefacts to Communicate with the Divinities -- Amulets -- Female (Fertility) Figurines -- Jeux de la Nature -- Intermediary Statues, Statuettes, and Busts -- Figured Ostraca -- Votive Stelae -- Comparative Study -- Artefacts to Interact with the Deceased -- Artefacts to Communicate with the Divinities -- References -- The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Structures -- Introduction -- Domestic Cultic Structures -- Altars -- Niches -- Decorations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 166 pages), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1803275065 |