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Ancient Egyptian Temple Ritual - Performance, Patterns, and Practice (Paperback)
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Ancient Egyptian Temple Ritual - Performance, Patterns, and Practice (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Egyptology
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Large state temples in ancient Egypt were vast agricultural
estates, with interests in mining, trading, and other economic
activities. The temple itself served as the mansion or palace of
the deity to whom the estate belonged, and much of the ritual in
temples was devoted to offering a representative sample of goods to
the gods. After ritual performances, produce was paid as wages to
priests and temple staff and presented as offerings to private
mortuary establishments. This redistribution became a daily ritual
in which many basic necessities of life for elite Egyptians were
produced. This book evaluates the influence of common temple
rituals not only on the day to day lives of ancient Egyptians, but
also on their special events, economics, and politics. Author
Katherine Eaton argues that a study of these daily rites ought to
be the first step in analyzing the structure of more complex
societal processes.
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