Living with the Dead : Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt.

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Author / Creator:	Harrington, Nicola.
Imprint:	Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (225 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in Funerary Archaeology ; v. 6 Studies in funerary archaeology.
Subject:	Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt. Ancestor worship -- Egypt. Ancestor worship. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Egypt. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11175733

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ISBN:	9781782970927 1782970924
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	Living with the Dead presents a detailed analysis of ancestor worship in Egypt, using a diverse range of material, both archaeological and anthropological, to examine the relationship between the living and the dead. Iconography and terminology associated with the deceased reveal indistinct differences between the blessedness and malevolence and that the potent spirit of the dead required constant propitiation in the form of worship and offerings. A range of evidence is presented for mortuary cults that were in operation throughout Egyptian history and for the various places, such as the house.
Other form:	Print version: Harrington, Nicola. Living with the Dead : Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt. Havertown : Oxbow Books, ©2012 9781842174937

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