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God's Wife, God's Servant : The God's Wife of Amun (ca. 740-525 BC) by Mariam F. Ayad (2012, Trade Paperback)

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God's Wife, God's Servant : The God's Wife of Amun (c. 740-525 BC), Paperback by Ayad, Mariam F., ISBN 0415819504, ISBN-13 9780415819503, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Mariam F. Ayad explores how five women were elevated to a position of supreme religious authority. Drawing on a variety of textual, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, and containing fifty-one black and white and colour illustrations, the volume discusses this often neglected subject, placing the women within the broader context of the politically volatile, turbulent seventh and eighth centuries BCE.

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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100415819504

ISBN-139780415819503

eBay Product ID (ePID)143642366

Product Key Features

Number of Pages232 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGod's Wife, God's Servant : the God's Wife of Amun (CA. 740-525 BC)

Publication Year2012

SubjectArchaeology, Royalty, Ancient, General, Ancient / Egypt, Sexuality & Gender Studies, Customs & Traditions, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)

TypeTextbook

AuthorMariam F. Ayad

Subject AreaReligion, Reference, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length6.1 in

Item Width9.2 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal299/.31211

Table Of ContentPart 1: The Historical Setting The God's Wife: Historical Development and Associated Titles. The Mythic Conception I: Atum and the Heliopolitan Creation Myth. The God's Wife Prior to the New Kingdom. The God's Wife During the New Kingdom. The Mythic Conception II: The King's Divine Conception. Egypt at the End of the New Kingdom. Egypt during the Libyan Period. The Nubians in Egypt. The Libyan and Nubian God's Wives of Amun. Egypt under Saite Rule. Nitocris Ankhnesneferibre, The Last God's Wife of Amun. Amun, Mut, and the "Throne Names" of the God's Wives Part 2: Rites and Rituals Entertaining the Gods. Playing Music: Shaking the Sistrum. The Sistrum, the Menat-necklace and Objects Sacred to Hathor. Provisioning the Gods: Offering to the Gods. Wine. Food. Cool Water/ Incense. "A Boon, Which the King Gives". Maat. Building Houses for the Gods/ Dedicating Shrines. Partnering with the King (I): Symmetrically Opposed Scenes. In Providing for the Gods. Rewarded by the Gods. Partnering with the King (II): "For God, King, and Country". In Protecting the Gods Rites of Protection at the Cenotaph. "Burning Fans". "Rites at Kom Djeme". Rejuvenating the Gods. The Elevation of the Test-support. Rites of Divine Reentrance. Other Rites of "Royal and Divine". "Driving Four Calves". "Striking Chests". Celebrating the Sed Festival Part 3: Venues to Legitimacy Assumption of the Priesthood. The Gradual Appropriation of Priestly Duties. The God's Wife and Initiation Rites. Purification Rites. Priestly Companions and Priestly Rank. Avenues to Legitimacy. Shepenwepet I. Suckling Scenes. Crowning Scenes. Amenirdis I. Shepenwepet II. Divine Marriage Iconography. Nitocris. Ankhnesneferibre. Adoption, Succession to Office, and Age at Appointment. Sexuality, Celibacy and the Sexual Role of the God's Wife. Celibacy Re-visited. The Egyptians' Attitude Towards Marriage and Sex. Contraceptives in Ancient Egypt. Prohibitions Against Sexual Activity in Ancient Egypt. The God's Wife Sexual Role & Her Association with Ithyphallic Gods. Epilogue. List of Abbreviations. Bibliography

SynopsisMariam F. Ayad explores how five women were elevated to a position of supreme religious authority. Drawing on a variety of textual, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, and containing fifty-one black and white and colour illustrations, the volume discusses this often neglected subject, placing the women within the broader context of the politically volatile, turbulent seventh and eighth centuries BCE.