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

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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

History and Geography

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