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Beschreibung
Personal religious beliefs pervaded numerous aspects of the lives of people in Egypt during the Libyan Period (c. 1069-715 BCE), from names, personal adornments and household objects to activities within the wider community. Particularly prominent themes in the everyday religious practices are protection from harmful animals, the promotion of fertility and protection during pregnancy and childbirth, reflecting common concerns experienced by people in their daily lives. Many textual sources, including biographical inscriptions and literary texts, reveal an intimate personal relationship between each individual and the god, in which the deity acted as protector of his devotee; these sources, together with graffiti, also demonstrate the emphasis placed on the perpetuation of a person's name after death. Also noteworthy is the importance of oracles as a means of receiving communication from the god, particularly in the resolution of disputes.
Personal religious beliefs pervaded numerous aspects of the lives of people in Egypt during the Libyan Period (c. 1069-715 BCE), from names, personal adornments and household objects to activities within the wider community. Particularly prominent themes in the everyday religious practices are protection from harmful animals, the promotion of fertility and protection during pregnancy and childbirth, reflecting common concerns experienced by people in their daily lives. Many textual sources, including biographical inscriptions and literary texts, reveal an intimate personal relationship between each individual and the god, in which the deity acted as protector of his devotee; these sources, together with graffiti, also demonstrate the emphasis placed on the perpetuation of a person's name after death. Also noteworthy is the importance of oracles as a means of receiving communication from the god, particularly in the resolution of disputes.
Über den Autor
Nicola Adderley completed her PhD in Egyptology in 2009 at the University of Birmingham. She is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften, Geschichte, Kunst, Musik
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 372 S.
ISBN-13: 9783639769579
ISBN-10: 3639769570
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Adderley, Nicola J.
Hersteller: Scholars' Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Bahnhofstr. 28, D-66111 Saarbrücken, info@akademikerverlag.de
Maße: 220 x 150 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Nicola J. Adderley
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2015
Gewicht: 0,572 kg
Artikel-ID: 104230805