| Description |
1 online resource (x, 179 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Power (Social sciences) -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500.
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Power (Social sciences) |
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Egypt. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Apotheosis. |
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Apotheosis -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500.
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Death. |
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Death -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
To 332 B.C |
| Subject |
HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Troche, Julia, 1986- Death, power, and apotheosis in ancient Egypt. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021 9781501760150 (DLC) 2021003015 (OCoLC)1232070983 |
| ISBN |
9781501760167 electronic book |
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1501760165 electronic book |
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9781501760174 electronic book |
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1501760173 electronic book |
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9781501760150 hardcover |
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1501760157 hardcover |
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