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The organization of the pyramid texts : typology and disposition /

The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest body of religious texts in the world. This book weds traditional philology to linguistic anthropology to associate them with two spheres of ritual action, mortuary cult and personal preparation for the afterlife.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hays, Harold M.
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Series:Probleme der Ägyptologie ; 31. Bd.
Subjects:
Pyramid texts.
Egyptian literature > History and criticism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt.
Egyptian literature.
Littérature égyptienne ancienne > Histoire et critique.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest body of religious texts in the world. This book weds traditional philology to linguistic anthropology to associate them with two spheres of ritual action, mortuary cult and personal preparation for the afterlife.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004227491
9004227490
9004230017
9789004230019
9004230025
9789004230026
1280772913
9781280772917
9786613683687
661368368X
ISSN:0169-9601 ;