Historical and Archaeological Aspects of Egyptian Funerary Culture

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Harco Willems
• Verlag: de Gruyter Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 12.08.2014
• EAN: 9789004274983
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27498-3
• Seiten: 400
• Abmessung: 161 mm x 241 mm x 27 mm
• Gewicht: 716 g
• Serie: Culture and History of the Anc
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum