Title Ancient Egyptian temple ritual : performance, pattern, and practice / by Katherine Eaton

Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2013 New York, New York Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, c2013

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Description xii, 225 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm Series Routledge studies in Egyptology ; 1 Routledge studies in Egyptology ; 1 Contents Part I. Foundation -- Introduction: temples in ancient Egyptian society, economy and cosmos -- Complexity in ritual -- Part II. Performance -- The household model -- Festivals in the framework of the daily ritual -- Part III. Practice -- The Horus cycle -- Daily rituals in festival frameworks -- Part IV. Patterns -- Gesture, posture, and movement -- The most common offering scenes Analysis Australian Notes Formerly CIP. Uk Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Rites and ceremonies -- Egypt. Temples -- Egypt. SUBJECT Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041266 Egypt -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041328 LC no. 2012046096 ISBN 0415832985 (hardback) 9780415832984 (hardback)

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