The Festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year
Their Socio-Religious Functions
By (author) Masashi Fukaya
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(May 2020)
ISBN: 9781789695953
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This volume compares the religious and social functions of the Ancient Egyptian festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year. Until now, detailed study of the New Year Festival has only been carried out with reference to the Greco-Roman period; this study turns its attention to the New Kingdom.
The Festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year: Their socio-religious functions compares the religious and social functions of these three Festivals, the first two of which were often regarded by the Egyptians as a pair; the New Year Festival stands out on account of its corpus of surviving material and importance. Until now, detailed study of the New Year Festival has only been carried out with reference to the Greco-Roman period; this study turns its attention to the New Kingdom. The book analyses the broad perspectives that encompass Egyptian religion and cult practices which provided the context not only for worship and prayer, but also for the formation of social identity and responsibility. The festivals are examined in the whole together with their settings in the religious and urban landscapes. The best example is New Kingdom Thebes where large temples and burial sites survive intact today with processional routes connecting some of them. Also presented are the abundant written sources providing deep insight into those feasts celebrated for Amun-Re, the king of the gods. The volume also includes a list of dated records which provides a concordance for the Egyptian calendars.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Overview of Egyptian calendrical systems and festivals 1.3. Theban religiosity Chapter 2: Opet Festival 2.1. Research history 2.2. Chronological study 2.3. Designation of the Opet Festival 2.4. Sequence of the Opet Festival 2.5. Events associated with the Opet Festival Chapter 3: Valley Festival 3.1. Research history 3.2. Chronological study 3.3. Designation of the Valley Festival 3.4. Sequence of the Valley Festival at the temple 3.5. Valley Festival as a popular celebration 3.6. Sequence of the Valley Festival at the private tomb 3.7. Excursus: appointment of the divine wife Isis, a daughter of Ramses VI Chapter 4: New Year Festival 4.1. Research history 4.2. Chronological study 4.3. Ceremonies of the New Year Festival 4.4. Other official ceremonies 4.5. Representations in the private tomb at the Theban West 4.6. Economic functions of the New Year Festival Chapter 5: Conclusions Appendices: Appendix 1 List of dated religious events Appendix 2 Tables and text List of references, Chapter 1: Introduction ;
1.1. Introduction1.2. Overview of Egyptian calendrical systems and festivals1.3. Theban religiosity Chapter 2: Opet Festival ;
2.1. Research history2.2. Chronological study2.3. Designation of the Opet Festival2.4. Sequence of the Opet Festival2.5. Events associated with the Opet Festival Chapter 3: Valley Festival ;
3.1. Research history3.2. Chronological study3.3. Designation of the Valley Festival3.4. Sequence of the Valley Festival at the temple3.5. Valley Festival as a popular celebration3.6. Sequence of the Valley Festival at the private tomb3.7. Excursus: appointment of the divine wife Isis, a daughter of Ramses VI Chapter 4: New Year Festival ;
4.1. Research history4.2. Chronological study4.3. Ceremonies of the New Year Festival4.4. Other official ceremonies4.5. Representations in the private tomb at the Theban West4.6. Economic functions of the New Year Festival Chapter 5: Conclusions ;
Appendices: ;
Appendix 1 List of dated religious eventsAppendix 2 Tables and text List of references
Masashi Fukaya comes from the city Tokai to the south of Nagoya. After studying at the University of Tsukuba he completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2014. He has long focused on religious festivals where the general public would communicate with the god in various forms, and also been extending his interests to women, foreigners, and the socially weak. At present he teaches as a visiting researcher at Aichi Prefectural University, Japan.
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