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Personal religion in domestic contexts during the New Kingdom : the impact of the Amarna period / Iria Souto Castro.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Souto Castro, Iria, author.
Series:
Archaeopress Egyptology Series
Archaeopress Egyptology Series ; v.46
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Excavations (Archaeology).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (184 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Oxford, England : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2023]
Summary:
This study has three main themes: the definition of personal religion and religious domestic practices from a theoretical perspective; the description and analysis of the main archaeological and anthropological evidence; and, on that basis, the study of the impact of the Amarna period in the development of personal religion during the New Kingdom.
Contents:
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Note to the Reader
References
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
The Domestic Practice of Personal Religion
Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt
The Domestic Setting around the Time of the New Kingdom
Origins and Early Evidence of Personal Religion in Ancient Egypt
The Domestic Expressions of Personal Religion
The Cult to the Deceased
The Cult to the Gods
Religion in the Amarna Period
Domestic Space in the New Kingdom: A Case Study
The Lahun Case: A Middle Kingdom Template
Tell el-Amarna
Domestic Architecture
Finds
Deir el-Medina
Inside the Houses
The Entrance
The Loggias
The First Room
The Second Room
Back Rooms and Others
The Garden
The Domestic Distribution of Religious Actions
Pre-Amarna Houses
Pre-Amarna Rooms
Amarna and Post-Amarna Houses
Amarna and Post-Amarna Rooms
The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Artefacts et alii
Artefacts of General Cultic Application
Other Sites
Artefacts to Interact with the Deceased
The Letters to the Dead
Anthropoid Busts
Ȝḫ-ỉkr-n-R‛ Stelae
The Royal Ancestors Worship
Artefacts to Communicate with the Divinities
Amulets
Female (Fertility) Figurines
Jeux de la Nature
Intermediary Statues, Statuettes, and Busts
Figured Ostraca
Votive Stelae
Comparative Study
The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Structures
Domestic Cultic Structures
Altars
Niches
Decorations.
Singular Structures
Singular Structures
Personal Religion in the Amarna Period: New Forms for Old Ways
Religious Radicalization
The Archaeological
The Anthropological
The Signification of the Continuity of the Practice of Personal Religion throughout the Amarna Period
Bibliography.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Other Format:
Print version: Souto Castro, Iria Personal Religion in Domestic Contexts During the New Kingdom
ISBN:
9781803275062
OCLC:
1380687591

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