Rites, Rituals and Festivals as Instruments of Stability of Royal Power

10. Symposion zur ägyptischen Königsideologie / 10th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology Warsaw, May 31 – June 2, 2022

Jadwiga Iwaszczuk, Katarzyna Kapiec, Joanna Popielska-Grzybowska (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

IV, 310 Seiten

2025
Harrassowitz Verlag
978-3-447-12362-4 (ISBN)

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Rituals and festivals have always been fascinating subjects of debate for scholars, sparking curiosity and inspiring countless discussions. While much has been said and written on these topics, this publication takes a fresh approach by exploring them through new research and contemporary, cross-disciplinary perspectives, summarizing insights of the 10th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology, held in Warsaw in 2022. It dives deep into archaeological, textual and iconographic sources that shed light on Egypt's ancient rituals and festivals. Events from the Egyptian festival calendar are explored, highlighting some of the most significant celebrations: the Sed Festival, New Year Festival, Beautiful Festival of the Valley, Hathor Festival, the Festival of Djeser-djeseru and the Tpj smw Festival. This work also delves into royal ideology and the rituals kingship, like royal accession, with the royal coronation discussed separately, as well as the connections between funerary practices and royal ideology. A separate chapter focuses on the ritual of slaying Apophis. Through this comprehensive study, readers are invited to explore how ancient Egyptian kings used rituals and festivals not only to honour the gods, but also to reinforce their own power and ensure stability of their kingdom.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	Königtum, Staat und Gesellschaft früher Hochkulturen ; 4,7
Zusatzinfo	52 ill., 6 tables
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	669 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
Schlagworte	archaeology • coronation • Egyptian Festival Calender • Egyptian Royal Ideology • Egyptology • Iconography • King • Kingdom • Kingship • ritual studies
ISBN-10	3-447-12362-1 / 3447123621
ISBN-13	978-3-447-12362-4 / 9783447123624
Zustand	Neuware