Personal Religion in Domestic Contexts during the New Kingdom
The Impact of the Amarna Period
By (author) Iria Souto Castro
Paperback (Published)
(June 2023)
ISBN: 9781803275055
6.85 x 9.65 inches
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This study has three main themes: the definition of personal religion and religious domestic practices from a theoretical perspective; the description and analysis of the main archaeological and anthropological evidence; and, on that basis, the study of the impact of the Amarna period in the development of personal religion during the New Kingdom.
Personal religion in Domestic Contexts during the New Kingdom compiles artefacts and fixed emplacements in domestic settings during the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt that, from a comparative approach, are interpreted as examples of religious practices, contributing to the study of the so-called ‘Archaeology of Religion’. By including the two main and best preserved sites for this research, namely Tell el-Amarna and Deir el-Medina, parallel cases for other sites with similar features are provided. At the same time, particular topics are explored throughout the book, including early evidence of personal religion as well as questions referring to the socioeconomic roles of the inhabitants of such main sites. Overall, there are three main themes: the definition of personal religion and religious domestic practices from a theoretical perspective; the description and analysis of the main archaeological and anthropological evidence; and, on that basis, the study of the impact of the Amarna period in the development of personal religion during the New Kingdom.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: The Domestic Practice of Personal Religion
Introduction ;
Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt ;
The Domestic Setting around the Time of the New Kingdom ;
Origins and Early Evidence of Personal Religion in Ancient Egypt ;
The Domestic Expressions of Personal Religion ;
Religion in the Amarna Period ;
Chapter Two: Domestic Space in the New Kingdom: A Case Study
Introduction ;
The Lahun Case: A Middle Kingdom Template ;
Tell el-Amarna ;
Deir el-Medina ;
Inside the Houses ;
The Domestic Distribution of Religious Actions ;
Amarna and Post-Amarna Rooms ;
Chapter Three: The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Artefacts et alii
Introduction ;
Artefacts of General Cultic Application ;
Tell el-Amarna
Deir el-Medina
Other Sites
Artefacts to Interact with the Deceased ;
The Letters to the Dead
Anthropoid Busts
3h-ikr-n-R’ Stelae
The Royal Ancestors Worship
Artefacts to Communicate with the Divinities ;
Amulets
Female (Fertility) Figurines
Jeux de la Nature
Intermediary Statues, Statuettes, and Busts
Figured Ostraca
Votive Stelae
Comparative Study ;
Chapter Four: The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Structures
Introduction ;
Domestic Cultic Structures ;
Altars
Niches
Decorations
Singular Structures ;
Comparative Study ;
Chapter Five: Personal Religion in the Amarna Period: New Forms for Old Ways
Introduction ;
Religious Radicalization ;
The Archaeological ;
The Anthropological ;
The Signification of the Continuity of the Practice of Personal Religion throughout the Amarna Period ;
Bibliography, Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: The Domestic Practice of Personal Religion
Introduction ;
Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt ;
The Domestic Setting around the Time of the New Kingdom ;
Origins and Early Evidence of Personal Religion in Ancient Egypt ;
The Domestic Expressions of Personal Religion ;
Religion in the Amarna Period ;
Chapter Two: Domestic Space in the New Kingdom: A Case Study
Introduction ;
The Lahun Case: A Middle Kingdom Template ;
Tell el-Amarna ;
Deir el-Medina ;
Inside the Houses ;
The Domestic Distribution of Religious Actions ;
Amarna and Post-Amarna Rooms ;
Chapter Three: The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Artefacts et alii
Introduction ;
Artefacts of General Cultic Application ;
Tell el-Amarna
Deir el-Medina
Other Sites
Artefacts to Interact with the Deceased ;
The Letters to the Dead
Anthropoid Busts
3h-ikr-n-R’ Stelae
The Royal Ancestors Worship
Artefacts to Communicate with the Divinities ;
Amulets
Female (Fertility) Figurines
Jeux de la Nature
Intermediary Statues, Statuettes, and Busts
Figured Ostraca
Votive Stelae
Comparative Study ;
Chapter Four: The Archaeological Pieces of Evidence: Structures
Introduction ;
Domestic Cultic Structures ;
Altars
Niches
Decorations
Singular Structures ;
Comparative Study ;
Chapter Five: Personal Religion in the Amarna Period: New Forms for Old Ways
Introduction ;
Religious Radicalization ;
The Archaeological ;
The Anthropological ;
The Signification of the Continuity of the Practice of Personal Religion throughout the Amarna Period ;
Bibliography
- By (author) Iria Souto Castro
'Well illustrated with a range of line drawings and maps, and colour and greyscale images including archival images of Tell el-Amarna, this volume will be valuable for both general and scholarly readers, and will form a key text for students wishing to know more about this fascinating and innovative area of research.' – Anna Garnett (2024): Ancient Egypt 142
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'Well illustrated with a range of line drawings and maps, and colour and greyscale images including archival images of Tell el-Amarna, this volume will be valuable for both general and scholarly readers, and will form a key text for students wishing to know more about this fascinating and innovative area of research.' – Anna Garnett (2024): Ancient Egypt 142
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