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Death, power, and apotheosis in ancient Egypt : the Old and Middle Kingdoms / Julia Troche.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT61 .T76 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Troche, Julia, 1986- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Power (Social sciences)--Egypt--History--To 1500.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Apotheosis--Egypt--History--To 1500.
- Apotheosis.
- Death--Egypt--History--To 1500.
- Death.
- Civilization.
- Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.
- Egypt.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 179 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. One Death and Power
- 1. Mortuary Culture
- 2. Akhu
- The Effective Dead
- 3. Power and Egyptian Kingship
- pt. Two Apotheosis
- 4. Markers of Distinguished and Deified Status
- 5. Distinguished Dead
- 6. Apotheosis in the Old Kingdom
- 7. Apotheosis in the Middle Kingdom.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Troche, Julia, 1986- Death, power, and apotheosis in ancient Egypt.
- ISBN:
- 9781501760150
- 1501760157
- OCLC:
- 1232070983
- Publisher Number:
- 99991232937
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