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Death, Power, and Apotheosis in Ancient Egypt : The Old and Middle Kingdoms /

"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 cult...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Troche, Julia, 1986- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mortuary culture
  • Akhu-the effective dead
  • Power and Egyptian kingship: the king as benefactor
  • Markers of distinguished and deified status
  • Distinguished dead
  • Apotheosis in the Old Kingdom
  • Apotheosis in the Middle Kingdom.