Houses in Graeco-Roman Egypt : arenas for ritual activity /
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This book examines different forms of ritual activities performed in houses of Graeco-Roman Egypt. It draws on the rich archaeological record of rural housing and evidence from literature or papyrological references to both urban and rural housing. The introduction critically considers the literature relevant to the topic in order to identify the research gap. Chapter I attempts to reconstruct the structure of urban and rural houses in Graeco-Roman Egypt in the light of papyri and archaeology. This aims to establish the physical and spatial framework for the rituals considered in the following chapters. In line with this reconstruction of domestic properties is the reconstruction of the architectural layout and use of the domestic pylon in Chapter II. Chapter III deals with two rituals enacted before the front door of the house, namely the sacrifice of fish on the 9th of Thoth and the sacrifice of pigs on the 15th of Pachon. Chapter IV considers the ritual of the illumination of lamps for the goddess Athena-Neith within and around houses on the 13th of Epeiph. Chapter V highlights the use of the house as an arena for social types of rituals associated with dining, birthdays, the mallokouria, the epikrisis, and marriage. Chapter VI explores the religious sphere of houses, which is obvious from domestic shrines, wall paintings with religious themes, and figurines of Egyptian and Graeco-Roman deities uncovered from houses. The last chapter deals with mourning rituals, which the house occupants performed after the demise of their beloved animals, such as dogs, and their family members. In the conclusion, I summarize my work and draw out its implications, suggesting that the house was the locus of social, religious, and funerary rituals in Graeco-Roman Egypt.
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vii, 104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. :
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The "ivory houses" at Mycenae /
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"Catalogue of artefacts" on nine microfinches in pockets.
Appendices (pages [301]-320): A. Chemical analysis of coarse-ware stirrup jars from the House of the Oil Merchant, Mycenae / by Richard Jones -- B. Multi-variate analysis of neutron activation analysis on heavy-ware stirrup jars from Mycenae / by Jonathan Tomlinson -- C. Petrographic analysis of transport stirrup jars from the Housse of the Oil Merchant / by Peter Day -- D. Comparison of petrographic and chemical results / by Jonathan Tomlinson and Peter Day :
xx, 341 pages, [41] pages of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. + 9 microfiches (11 x 15 cm.) :
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-335) and index. :
090488712x :
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Al-Qāhirah al-khidīwīyah : raṣd wa-tawthīq ʻimārat wa-ʻumrān minṭaqat wasaṭ al-madīnah /
: Another title: Kedivian Cairo - Identification and documentation of Urban-Architecture in Downtown Cairo. : 6, 331 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 33 x 33 cm. : Bibliography : page 330. : 9771704508
Les maisons dans la Syrie antique du IIIe millénaire aux débuts de l"Islam : pratique et représentations de l'espace domestique : actes du Colloque International, Damas, 27-30 juin...
: At head of title : Institut français d'archéologie du Proche-Orient, Beyrouth, Damas, Amman. : xvii, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 270530567X