Death, power, and apotheosis in ancient Egypt : the Old and Middle Kingdoms
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2021
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Cornell University Press
Abstract
Explores the perceived agency of esteemed dead in ancient Egyptian social, political, and religious life, during the Old through Middle Kingdoms (c. 2700-1650 BCE). It considers how power was constructed, maintained, and challenged in ancient Egypt, through the particular lens of mortuary culture and apotheosis-i.e. deification
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Mortuary culture
Akhu-the effective dead
Power and Egyptian kingship: the king as benefactor
Markers of distinguished and deified status
Distinguished dead
Apotheosis in the Old Kingdom
Apotheosis in the Middle Kingdom
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Apotheosis Egypt History To 1500, Death Egypt History To 1500, Apotheosis, Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C
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New York