Death and the life-giving waters of the Nile were intimately
interwoven in ancient Egyptian religion. The principal objective of
this study is to develop a synthetic perspective for enhancing the
understanding of the religious roles water had in the rise and
constitution of the Egyptian civilisation during the Early Dynastic
Period and the Old Kingdom. The author employs an archaeological,
inter-disciplinary and comparative 'water perspective' in which
water not only forms the analytical framework, but also provides
empirical data that allow for new questions to be addressed. Thus,
the Nile itself is used as the primary point of departure to
analyse how, why and when religious changes took place, with a
particular emphasis on the development of the Osiris cult. Use is
made of contemporary written sources, in particular the Pyramid
Texts, but also other mortuary texts as well as flood records.
General
| Imprint: |
Bar Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
British Archaeological Reports International Series |
| Release date: |
June 2011 |
| First published: |
2011 |
| Authors: |
Terje Oestigaard
|
| Dimensions: |
297 x 210 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
133 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4073-0790-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4073-0790-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781407307909 |
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