Spiritual and ancestral worship in Egypt during prehistoric and early dynastic period
Other Title(s)
الروحانية و عبادة الأسلاف في مصر خلال عصور ما قبل التاريخ و بداية عصر الأسرات
Author
Khamis, Zaynab Abd al-Tawwab Riyad
Source
Revue Minbar et-Tourath el-Etheri
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 7 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.5-24, 20 p.
Publisher
Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Patrimoine archéologique et sa valorisation
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The ancient Egyptians had an extremely religious culture and strong believers in the afterlife; they lived in a religious community with multiple Gods, meaning that instead of worshipping just one god, they worshipped many different gods and goddesses and they had known the ancestral worship.
Evidence for the existence of ancestor worship is varied and abundant; some of the ancestral spirits are regarded as good and some as evil.
The role of ancestors is also obscured in many societies whose religions are based on spirituality; such as the hunters and gatherers who had lived in Egypt during the prehistoric period.
The article tries to clarify the meaning of "ancestor worship" in ancient Egypt during the prehistoric period and the early dynastic times by showing many examples and evidences which emphasized the role of ancestor worship in Egypt.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khamis, Zaynab Abd al-Tawwab Riyad. 2019. Spiritual and ancestral worship in Egypt during prehistoric and early dynastic period. Revue Minbar et-Tourath el-Etheri،Vol. 2019, no. 7, pp.5-24.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-968356
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khamis, Zaynab Abd al-Tawwab Riyad. Spiritual and ancestral worship in Egypt during prehistoric and early dynastic period. Revue Minbar et-Tourath el-Etheri No. 7 (2019), pp.5-24.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-968356
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khamis, Zaynab Abd al-Tawwab Riyad. Spiritual and ancestral worship in Egypt during prehistoric and early dynastic period. Revue Minbar et-Tourath el-Etheri. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 7, pp.5-24.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-968356
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 21-24
Record ID
BIM-968356