Harco Willems

Historical and Archaeological Aspects of Egyptian Funerary Culture

Religious Ideas and Ritual Practice in Middle Kingdom Elite Cemeteries

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Produktbeschreibung

This study of the history of regional elites and of the archaeology of their cemeteries shows that the Coffin Texts of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom do not reflect a form of popular religion, but rather the cult of local rulers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• X, 390 Pp. edition
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 716g
• ISBN-13: 9789004274983
• ISBN-10: 9004274987
• Artikelnr.: 42208995

Autorenporträt

Harco Willems (1956) is professor of Egyptology at the University of Leuven. He has published numerous books and articles on Egyptian Middle Kingdom history, religion, and archaeology. He is the director of the Leuven archaeological mission to Dayr al-Barshā.