Blumen und Blumenstrausse als Opfergabe im alten Agypten /
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"Münchener Universitätsschriften. Philosophische Fakultät"--P. i.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Tübingen, 1984. :
178 pages, [22] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. :
Bibliography : pages 162-172. :
3422008373
Tierkulte im pharaonischen Ägypten und im Kulturvergleich /
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Also published online : Berlin : Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2003.
Papers presented at a workshop held at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, June 7-8, 2002. :
xviii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
0955025621
Die ägyptische Mumie : ein Phänomen der Kulturgeschichte /
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[Contributions to : Seminar für Sudanarchäologie und Ägyptologie, at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 25-26 April, 1998.]
Originally published online : Berlin : Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Seminar für Sudanarchäologie und Ägyptologie, 1998. :
vi, 136 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
0954721837
Zar : spirit possession, music, and healing rituals in Egypt /
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"Zar is both a possessing spirit and a set of reconciliation rites between the spirits and their human hosts: living in a parallel yet invisible world, the capricious spirits manifest their anger by causing ailments for their hosts, which require ritual reconciliation, a private sacrificial rite practiced routinely by the afflicted devotees. Originally spread from Ethiopia to the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf through the nineteenth-century slave trade, in Egypt zar has incorporated elements from popular Islamic Sufi practices, including devotion to Christian and Muslim saints. The ceremonies initiate devotees-the majority of whom are Muslim women-into a community centered on a cult leader, a membership that provides them with moral orientation, social support, and a sense of belonging. Practicing zar rituals, dancing to zar songs, and experiencing trance restore their well-being, which had been compromised by gender asymmetry and globalization.This new ethnographic study of zar in Egypt is based on the author's two years of multi-sited fieldwork and firsthand knowledge as a participant, and her collection and analysis of more than three hundred zar songs, allowing her to access levels of meaning that had previously been overlooked. The result is a comprehensive and accessible exposition of the history, culture, and waning practice of zar in a modernizing world"--Front flap of book jacket.
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xi, 180 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-171) and index. :
9789774166976