The festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year : their socio-religious functions /
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This title compares the religious and social functions of the festivals of Opet, the Valley and the New Year, the first two of which were often regarded by the Egyptians as a pair; the New Year Festival stands out on account of its corpus of surviving material and importance. Until now, detailed study of the New Year Festival has only been carried out with reference to the Greco-Roman period; this study turns its attention to the New Kingdom. The book analyses the broad perspectives that encompass Egyptian religion and cult practices which provided the context not only for worship and prayer, but also for the formation of social identity and responsibility. The festivals are examined in the whole together with their settings in the religious and urban landscapes. The best example is New Kingdom Thebes where large temples and burial sites survive intact today with processional routes connecting some of them.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations. :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789695960 (PDF ebook) :
Penbui - wachter an der statte der wahrheit : eine prosopographische Untersuchung zu Deir el-Medine in der 19. Dynastie /
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"This is an in depth study on the 'servant at the place of Truth' Penbuy. He was one of the leading workmen involved in building the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes. All known monuments are presented. They include the scenes of his badly destroyed, but once nicely painted tomb chapel. The study presents new insights into the family of Penbuy and the social relations at Deir el-Medineh."-Publisher's Website. :
x, 238 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. :
1906137463
9781906137465