Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt
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This book is a vivid reconstruction of the practical aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Through an examination of artefacts and inscriptions, the text explores a variety of issues. For example, who was allowed to enter the temples, and what rituals were performed therein? Who served as priests? How were they organized and trained, and what did they do? What was the Egyptians' attitude toward death, and what happened at funerals? How did the living and dead communicate? In what ways could people communicate with the gods? What impact did religion have on the economy and longevity of the society? This book demystifies Egyptian religion, exploring what it meant to the people and society. The text is richly illustrated with images of rituals and religious objects.
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Pharaoh was responsible for maintaining cosmic order by driving out threats that arose against Egypt.
“Pharaoh was responsible for maintaining cosmic order by driving out threats that arose against Egypt”
From Killing Pharaohs in Exodus: The Anonymity of the Egyptian Kings, the Deconstruction of Their Individuality, and the Egyptian Practice of Damnatio Memoriae (2023) · cites this paper as Teeter 2011, p. 4
The available passages from “The Funeral” and “Provisioning the Dead” discuss the king’s possible role in granting tomb land and protecting funerary estates, not a duty to maintain cosmic order. Searches for cosmic order, ma’at, pharaoh, and threats or enemies of Egypt found no passage addressing the claimed responsibility. (LLM, conf=0.72)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredA living Pharaoh was responsible for maintaining the maat of Egypt.
“As for the latter, a living Pharaoh was responsible for maintaining the maat of Egypt (Kemp 2018, p. 24;Teeter 2011, p. 4;Hornung 1982, p. 214).”
From The Journey through the Netherworld and the Death of the Sun God: A Novel Reading of Exodus 7–15 in Light of the Book of Gates (2023) · cites this paper as Teeter 2011
The supplied passages and searches for “maat” and the king’s responsibility for maintaining order found no statement about a living pharaoh maintaining Egypt’s maat. The Funeral section mentions a king granting land for a tomb, but that does not address the claimed responsibility. (LLM, conf=0.72)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredA wand was a common tool of magicians and was also associated with magical practices.
“A wand was a common tool of magicians and was also associated with magical practices (Teeter 2011, p. 19;Pinch 1994, pp. 11, 40, 78;2002, p. 19;Brier and Hobbs 2008, p. 227).”
From The Journey through the Netherworld and the Death of the Sun God: A Novel Reading of Exodus 7–15 in Light of the Book of Gates (2023) · cites this paper as Teeter 2011
The passages in “The Funeral” and “Building the Tomb” describe magical rituals and protective objects, but do not identify a wand as a tool of magicians. Searches for “wand” and for magicians’ magical implements found no passage addressing that association in our copy; page numbers were not available. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt
Assmann, J. (2017) · Cornell University Press eBooks · doi:10.7591/9780801464805 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Hornung, E. (2006) · Ancient Egyptian Chronology · doi:10.1163/9789047404002_015 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Teeter, E.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Teeter, Emily
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2011-06-13
- OpenAlex
- W592525353
- Cited by
- 177
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.45
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Classical Antiquity Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Keywords
- ancient Egyptian religion, religious rituals, temples, priests, priest training, attitudes toward death, funerals, afterlife, religion and economics, sacred objects, inscriptions
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