Death, power, and apotheosis in ancient Egypt : the Old and Middle Kingdoms / Julia Troche
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.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca [New York] ; London : Cornell University Press, 2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | x, 179 Seiten |
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| Summary: | 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. "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"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9781501760150 |
| ac_no: | AC16589028 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Julia Troche |