Ancient Egyptian Rituals Against Enemies

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-16-162543-5
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 213 Seiten, Leinen, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 564 g

Reihe: Oriental religions in antiquity

Die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Bandes behandeln verschiedene Aspekte und Fragen im Zusammenhang mit altägyptischen Ritualen gegen Feinde ("Ächtungsrituale"). Diese Art von Ritualen ist in verschiedenen Quellen von der 6. Dynastie bis in die ptolemäisch-römische Zeit dokumentiert.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kühne-Wespi, Carina

Quack, Joachim Friedrich

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religion des alten Ägyptens
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: Theoretical Models for Execration Rituals
Joachim Friedrich Quack The Indications of the Book of the Temple Concerning Rituals Against Enemies

Section 2: Execration Figurines From the Old Kingdom to the Ptolemaic-Roman Period
Andrés Diego Espinel Lost and Found - Posener (†)/Osing 's 'Tablette A' (Museu Egipci de Barcelona, E 618) - Athena Van der Perre The Ritual Burial of Middle Kingdom Execration Figurines. A Case Study from the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels - Tori L. Finlayson The Concept of Containment in Execration Rituals: A Case Study - Joachim Friedrich Quack A Note on the Supposed Box for Containing Execration Figurines in Papyrus Bremner-Rhind - Carina Kühne-Wespi The Landscape of Rituals Against Enemies in the First Millennium BCE: Texts - Images - Artefacts

Section 3: Human Sacrifices?
Uroš Matic Killing Living Icons? Human Remains from Execration Pits at Mirgissa and Tell el-Dab?a - Andrés Diego Espinel : Killing the Nubian - A Study on a Neglected Ritual Depicted in Two Theban Tombs (TT 11, TT 20) and Its Possible Relation to Execration Rituals

Section 4: Execration Figurines and Female Figurines
Vera Michel : Commonalities of and Differences Between the 'Execration' and 'Fertility' Figures

Über Autor(innen)

Kühne-Wespi, Carina
Born 1989; studied Egyptology and Romance Studies in Heidelberg; 2012 Master's degree; 2019 PhD; academic assistant at the Institute for Egyptology of Heidelberg University.

Quack, Joachim Friedrich
Born 1966; studied Egyptology, Semitic Studies, Biblical Archaeology, Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Pre- and Early History in Tübingen and Paris; 1990 Magister; 1993 Dr. phil.; 2003 Habilitation at the FU Berlin; Professor of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg.

Carina Kühne-Wespi (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1989; studied Egyptology and Romance Studies in Heidelberg; 2012 Master's degree; 2019 PhD; academic assistant at the Institute for Egyptology of Heidelberg University.

Joachim Friedrich Quack (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1966; studied Egyptology, Semitic Studies, Biblical Archaeology, Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Pre- and Early History in Tübingen and Paris; 1990 Magister; 1993 Dr. phil.; 2003 Habilitation at the FU Berlin; Professor of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg.

Carina Kühne-Wespi (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1989; studied Egyptology and Romance Studies in Heidelberg; 2012 Master's degree; 2019 PhD; academic assistant at the Institute for Egyptology of Heidelberg University.

Joachim Friedrich Quack (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1966; studied Egyptology, Semitic Studies, Biblical Archaeology, Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Pre- and Early History in Tübingen and Paris; 1990 Magister; 1993 Dr. phil.; 2003 Habilitation at the FU Berlin; Professor of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg.