Personal religion in domestic contexts during the New Kingdom: the impact of the Amarna Period

This study has three main themes: the definition of personal religion and religious domestic practices from a theoretical perspective; the description and analysis of the main archaeological and anthropological evidence; and, on that basis, the study of the impact of the Amarna period in the develop...

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Main Author: Souto Castro, Iria (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Archaeopress 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Archaeopress egyptology v.46
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Amarna / Dair al-Madina / Religion / History 1550 BC-1070 BC
Further subjects:B Electronic books
B Thesis
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Summary:This study has three main themes: the definition of personal religion and religious domestic practices from a theoretical perspective; the description and analysis of the main archaeological and anthropological evidence; and, on that basis, the study of the impact of the Amarna period in the development of personal religion during the New Kingdom.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note to the Reader -- References -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- References -- Introduction -- References -- The Domestic Practice of Personal Religion -- Introduction -- Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt -- The Domestic Setting around the Time of the New Kingdom -- Origins and Early Evidence of Personal Religion in Ancient Egypt -- The Domestic Expressions of Personal Religion -- The Cult to the Deceased -- The Cult to the Gods -- Religion in the Amarna Period -- References -- Domestic Space in the New Kingdom: A Case Study -- Introduction -- The Lahun Case: A Middle Kingdom Template -- Tell el-Amarna -- Domestic Architecture -- Finds -- Deir el-Medina -- Domestic Architecture -- Finds -- Inside the Houses -- The Entrance -- The Loggias -- The First Room -- The Second Room -- Back Rooms and Others -- The Garden -- The Domestic Distribution of Religious Actions -- Pre-Amarna Houses -- Pre-Amarna Rooms -- Amarna and Post-Amarna Houses -- Amarna and Post-Amarna Rooms -- References -- The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Artefacts et alii -- Introduction -- Artefacts of General Cultic Application -- Tell el-Amarna -- Deir el-Medina -- Other Sites -- Artefacts to Interact with the Deceased -- The Letters to the Dead -- Anthropoid Busts -- Ȝḫ-ỉkr-n-R‛ Stelae -- The Royal Ancestors Worship -- Artefacts to Communicate with the Divinities -- Amulets -- Female (Fertility) Figurines -- Jeux de la Nature -- Intermediary Statues, Statuettes, and Busts -- Figured Ostraca -- Votive Stelae -- Comparative Study -- Artefacts to Interact with the Deceased -- Artefacts to Communicate with the Divinities -- References -- The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Structures -- Introduction -- Domestic Cultic Structures -- Altars -- Niches -- Decorations.
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ISBN:1803275065