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dc.contributor.authorVandenbeusch, Marie
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-03T16:05:00Z
dc.date.available2024-01-03T16:05:00Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifierONIX_20240103_9789088908279_15
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86397
dc.languageFrench
dc.subject.otherdonkey
dc.subject.otherseth
dc.subject.otherEgyptology
dc.subject.otheranimal studies
dc.subject.otherancient Egypt
dc.subject.othermagic
dc.subject.otherfunerary practices
dc.subject.othermedicine
dc.titleSur les pas de l’âne dans la religion égyptienne
dc.typebook
oapen.abstract.otherlanguageDonkeys were essential in ancient Egyptian trade and agriculture, but their value was nuanced by their perception in religion. The animal appears in funerary, magical or ritual sources, where it often reflects an ambivalent nature, while its well-known association to the evil god Seth is constantly reminded in the modern literature. Either benevolent or evil, donkeys are ambiguous entities that can be recognised as dreadful beings possessing powers praised for their protective efficiency. Although they can be associated to Seth, they also followed their own path. In magical texts, the animal was feared and revered at the same time, becoming a powerful entity holding spears and evoked as a protector, while in the context of the temple it will be annihilated as the archetype of evil. By exploring iconographical, textual and archaeological sources spanning from Predynastic to Roman times, this monograph explores the role of donkeys in ancient Egypt from a religious perspective.
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy471fd6d5-f295-4fd0-a13a-e60a6420f603
oapen.relation.isbn9789088908279
oapen.relation.isbn9789088908286
oapen.relation.isbn9789088908293
oapen.imprintSidestone Press Dissertations
oapen.pages474
oapen.place.publicationLeiden


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