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oapen-20.500.12657-863972024-01-04T07:38:46Z Sur les pas de l’âne dans la religion égyptienne Vandenbeusch, Marie donkey seth Egyptology animal studies ancient Egypt magic funerary practices medicine bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology::HDD Archaeology by period / region::HDDG Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology Donkeys 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. 2024-01-03T16:05:00Z 2024-01-03T16:05:00Z 2020 book ONIX_20240103_9789088908279_15 9789088908279 9789088908286 9789088908293 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86397 fre application/pdf n/a 9789088908279.pdf https://www.sidestone.com/books/sur-les-pas-de-l-ane-dans-la-religion-egyptienne Sidestone Press Sidestone Press Dissertations Donkeys 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. 471fd6d5-f295-4fd0-a13a-e60a6420f603 9789088908279 9789088908286 9789088908293 Sidestone Press Dissertations 474 Leiden open access
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Donkeys 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.
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