Socio-religious functions of three Theban festivals in the New Kingdom: the festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year

<p>In addition to temple rituals performed for the god by the king, festivals incorporated a broader domain, where a wider public had access to the divine. The participants in feasts ranged from the royal, officials and priests to the non-elite and the dead. Theoretically and ideologically, in...

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Main Author: Fukaya, M
Other Authors: Smith, M
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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