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Author Hsieh, Julia, author.

Title Ancient Egyptian letters to the dead : the realm of the dead through the voice of the living / by Julia Hsieh.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
©2022
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 415 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Series Harvard Egyptological studies, 2352-7501 ; volume 15
Harvard Egyptological studies ; 15.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "In Ancient Egyptian Letters to the Dead: the Realm of the Dead through the Voice of the Living Julia Hsieh investigates the beliefs and practices of communicating with the dead in ancient Egypt through close lexical semantic analysis of extant Letters. Hsieh shows how oral indicators, toponyms, and adverbs in these Letters signal a practice that was likely performed aloud in a tomb or necropolis, and how the senders of these Letters demonstrate a belief in the power and omniscience of their deceased relatives and enjoin them to fight malevolent entities and advocate on their behalf in the afterlife. These Letters reflect universals in beliefs and practices and how humankind, past and present, makes sense of existence beyond death"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Death -- Religious aspects -- Ancient Egyptian religion.
Egyptian language -- Texts.
Egyptian letters.
Death -- Religious aspects -- Ancient Egyptian religion
Egyptian language
Egyptian letters
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Other Form: Print version: Hsieh, Julia. Ancient Egyptian letters to the dead. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] 9789004472310 (DLC) 2021039983 (OCoLC)1259588015
ISBN 9004472320 (electronic bk.)
9789004472327 (electronic bk.)
9789004472310 (hardcover)

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