Ann-Katrin Gill & Mark Smith 
Transforming the Dead in Graeco-Roman Egypt [EPUB ebook] 
The Spells of P. Louvre N. 3122 and P. Berlin P. 3162

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The belief that dead people could assume non-human forms is attested in Egyptian texts of all periods, from the Old Kingdom down to Graeco-Roman times. It was thought that assuming such forms enhanced their freedom of movement and access to nourishment in the afterlife, as well as allowing them to join the entourages of different deities and participate in their worship. Spells referring to or enabling the deceased’s transformations occur in the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, ...

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Ann-Katrin Gill, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Mark Smith, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 186 ● ISBN 9783111098876 ● Filstorlek 74.0 MB ● Utgivare De Gruyter ● Stad Berlin/Boston ● Publicerad 2023 ● Utgåva 1 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 8893490 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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