Death, power, and apotheosis in Ancient Egypt

• Verfasst von: Troche, Julia [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Death, power, and apotheosis in Ancient Egypt
• Titelzusatz: the Old and Middle Kingdoms
• Verf.angabe: Julia Troche
• Verlagsort: Ithaca ; London
• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Jahr: 2021
• Umfang: x, 179 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-6015-0
• Schlagwörter: (g)Ägypten <Altertum> / (s)Apotheose / (z)Geschichte 2700 v. Chr.-1800 v. Chr.
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1747143979

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"--