Ancient Egyptian temple ritual : performance, pattern, and practice /

Ancient Egyptian temple ritual : performance, pattern, and practice /

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Main Author: Eaton, Katherine (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.

Series: Routledge studies in Egyptology ; 1.

Subjects:

Temples > Egypt.
Rites and ceremonies > Egypt.
Egypt > Religion.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.

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Call Number: BL2441.2 .E28 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Foundation
  • Introduction: temples in ancient Egyptian society, economy and cosmos
  • Complexity in ritual
  • Part II. Performance
  • The household model
  • Festivals in the framework of the daily ritual
  • Part III. Practice
  • The Horus cycle
  • Daily rituals in festival frameworks
  • Part IV. Patterns
  • Gesture, posture, and movement
  • The most common offering scenes.