Transporting the deceased to eternity : the Ancient Egyptian term [ḥ3i] / Kelly-Anne Diamond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diamond, Kelly-Anne.

Series:

BAR international series ; 2179.

BAR international series ; 2179

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--Egypt.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

vi, 119 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress, 2010.

Summary:

The research conducted for this work revolves around the Egyptian word HAi. Man's innate desire to defeat death has found expression in his ritual behavior and mythology. In conjunction with the preservation of the corpse, the deposition of grave goods with the body, and the ceremonial act of burial, the ancient Egyptians devised a symbolic journey for the dead in order for them to pass on to a new life - this is the ritual of HAi. The term has the connotation of "ritually transport" with the express purpose of revivifying or rejuvenating the deceased. The results of this research are arranged under the following headings: genre of sources, participants (divided chronologically into three chapters), the avian motif that is connected to many references, location and time, the significance of the A 28 gesture, and a catalogue of sources. Generally, each chapter follows in chronological sequence. On a few occasions, for ease of discussion, similar sources have been grouped together within a particular period.

Notes:

Updated version of: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brown University, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1407307290

9781407307299

OCLC:

700033499