Peeters Publishers 2019 hardcover New Size: 12x9x1;

ISBN10: 904293798X, ISBN13: 9789042937987, [publisher: Peeters Publishers] Hardcover
[Bristol, CT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2019]

ISBN10: 904293798X, ISBN13: 9789042937987, [publisher: Peeters Publishers, Leuven] Hardcover Hardcover. This volume is the first of two complementary volumes that exploreAbydos through the lenses of the latest archaeological, archival andcollections research, building upon a colloquium and workshop held atthe British Museum in 2015. Volume 2 presents a focussed view on Abydosin the post-pharaonic period.Chosen as the burial ground for thefirst kings of Egypt, Abydos became a site of great antiquity, and itsancient sanctity may have conferred legitimacy on the individuals buriedthere. The site soon became the cult centre for Egypts most populargod, Osiris, who ruled the netherworld and guaranteed every Egyptianeternal life after death. As a result of continued ritual performance,endowments and pilgrimage, a vast landscape of chapels and tombs,temples and towns, developed. For millennia, Abydos was one of the mostconsecrated sites of Egypt. The contributions in this volume willaddress the social and cultural dynamics of an ever-changing landscapeserving this unique ritual narrative. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
[Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2019]

Peeters Publishers 2019 Hard cover New

ISBN10: 904293798X, ISBN13: 9789042937987, [publisher: Peeters Publishers] Hardcover
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2019]