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Living With the Dead Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt by Nicola Harrington

LIVING WITH THE DEAD

Although the relationship between the living and the dead has been touched upon in several general studies and some more specific articles, the phenomenon of ancestor cults and associated activities in Egypt has not been covered in great depth.

 In this book, which evolved from my doctoral thesis, I address the issue of ancestor worship, drawing together a diverse range of sources to present as complete a view as possible.

Funerary remains have to a large extent shaped our understanding of Egyptian culture, and evidence is biased towards those who had the means to create lasting monuments.

 The specialized nature of sites such as Deir el-Medina and Amarna may mean that the beliefs and practices of their inhabitants were entirely incompatible with those of people living in non-elite settlements about which comparatively little is known, and anthropological data is useful in shedding some light on gaps in our knowledge that can only be satisfactorily filled by future excavations.

The purpose of incorporating ethnographic examples is to show that the ancient Egyptians were not alone in their behavior about events such as death and childbirth and to offer insights from other cultures where relevant evidence is lacking.

 This concern with presenting a less westernized view of ancient cultures has been expressed over the last generation in Egyptology and the Social Sciences 2 3 and Anthropology and Egyptology: a developing dialogue 3 among others

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