Demon things : ancient Egyptian manifestations of liminal entities : papers inspired by the "Demon things: ancient Egyptian manifestations of liminal entities" conference held 21-24 March 2016 at Swansea University /

Demon things : ancient Egyptian manifestations of liminal entities : papers inspired by the "Demon things: ancient Egyptian manifestations of liminal entities" conference held 21-24 March 2016 at Swansea University /

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Other Authors: Szpakowska, Kasia Maria

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Tucson : Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, 2020.

Series: Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections ; 25.

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Ancient Egypt (region).

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Call Number: DT57 .J86 v.25

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction by the Editor / Kasia Szpakowska
  • Underworld demons in the decoration of the large late Period Shaft Tombs at Abusir / Ladislav Bareš
  • Disease demons in Mesopotamia and Egypt: Sа̄mа̄nu as a Case Study / Susanne Beck
  • The Anatomy of a Coffin Text demon / Zuzanna Bennett
  • Liminal deities in the Borderlands : Bes and Pataikos in Ancient Nubia / Erin E. Bornemann, Stuart Tyson Smith
  • The B3w of Taweret : Vindictiveness (and Forgiveness) of the Hippopotamus Goddess / Sabrina Ceruti
  • Mnḥ, "The Butcher" and lord of the Butcher demons / Amr Gaber
  • The Guardians of Menekhibnekau : Chapter 144 of the Book of the dead in the Shaft tomb of Menekhibnekau at Abusir / Renata Landgráfová
  • Liminal Sources of dangerous Powers : A Case of the Black Ram / Nika Lavrentyeva, Ekaterina Alexandrova
  • Baba and the Baboon demons / Rita Lucarelli
  • The Impact of the Manifestation of demoniacal Winds on Terrestrial life : The role of demon Gangs in dispersing the I3dt-rnpt / El Zahraa Megahed
  • Symbolae Sacrae : Symbolic Formulae for Protection and Adoration within the Quarries of Gebel el-Silsila / Maria Nilsson
  • A Particular depiction of Anubis from the Tomb of the Sculptor Nakhtamun (TT 335) : Is Anubis a demon? / Arnaud Quertinmont
  • The Maned Hippopotamus at Lahun : Identifying Homes and names / Stephen Quirke, Campbell Price
  • The Slaughterers : A Study of the Ḫ3.tyw as liminal Beings in Ancient Egyptian Thought / Danielle Sass
  • Ghosts and Ancestors in a Gender Pespective / Renata Schiavo
  • Fear and loathing at Amarna : A Case Study of the development of Sacred objects in response to Communal Anxiety / Kasia Szpakowska.