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This contributed volume presents a broad array of manifestations given to demons in Ancient Egypt through iconography, objects, or textual descriptions. The contributors explore the range and varia...
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In March 2016, scholars from around the world gathered at Swansea University for a conference dedicated to exploring the range and variation of liminal entities that the ancient Egyptians believed were capable of harm and help. This inspired the papers in this volume, which present a broad array of manifestations given to demons through iconography, objects, or textual descriptions - all part of the vast numinous landscape of ancient Egypt.
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Price: £57.50
Pages: 236
Publisher: The Egyptian Expedition
Imprint: The Egyptian Expedition
Series: Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections
Publication Date: 24 July 2020
ISBN: 9798636145790
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Archaeology by period / region, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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About This Journal
Editorial Personnel
Guide for Contributors

Introduction by the Editor 1
Kasia Szpakowska


Underworld demons in the decoration of the large late Period Shaft Tombs at Abusir
Ladislav Bare

Disease demons in Mesopotamia and Egypt: S?m?nu as a Case Study
Susanne Beck

The Anatomy of a Coffin Text demon
Zuzanna Bennett

Liminal deities in the Borderlands: Bes and Pataikos in Ancient Nubia
Erin E. Bornemann, Stuart Tyson Smith

The B?w of Taweret: Vindictiveness (and Forgiveness) of the Hippopotamus Goddess
Sabrina Ceruti

MnH, "The Butcher" and lord of the Butcher demons
Amr Gaber

The Guardians of Menekhibnekau: Chapter 144 of the Book of the dead in the Shaft tomb of Menekhibnekau at Abusir
Renata Landgráfová

Liminal Sources of dangerous Powers: A Case of the Black Ram
Nika Lavrentyeva, Ekaterina Alexandrova

Baba and the Baboon demons


The Impact of the Manifestation of demoniacal Winds on Terrestrial life: The role of demon Gangs in dispersing the I?dt-rnpt
El Zahraa Megahed

Symbolae Sacrae: Symbolic Formulae for Protection and Adoration within the Quarries of Gebel el-Silsila
Maria Nilsson

A Particular depiction of Anubis from the Tomb of the Sculptor nakhtamun (TT 335): Is Anubis a demon?
Arnaud Quertinmont

The Maned Hippopotamus at Lahun: Identifying Homes and names
Stephen Quirke, Campbell Price

The Slaughterers: A Study of the H?.tyw as liminal Beings in Ancient Egyptian Thought
Danielle Sass

Ghosts and Ancestors in a Gender Pespective
Renata Schiavo

Fear and loathing at Amarna: A Case Study of the development of Sacred objects in response to Communal Anxiety
Kasia Szpakowska