For the living and the dead: the funerary laments of upper egypt, ancient and modern
Auteur :
Wickett, Elizabeth
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781848850507
Date de publication :
7 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The funeral laments of Upper Egypt have an elaborate and ancient history stretching back more than 5,000 years. This book explores the performance, motifs and meanings of the laments and reveals their relation to myth, religion, cosmology and the ancient Egyptian funerary texts.