Format:
VI, 133 S.
,
zahlr. Ill.
,
30 cm
ISBN:
140730769X
,
9781407307695
Series Statement:
BAR international series 2211
Note:
Includes bibliographical references. - Aus dem Portug. übers
,
Zugl.: Porto, Univ., Diss., 2006 u.d.T.: A simbólica do coração no antigo egipto - estudo de antropologia religiosa sobre a representação da consciência
,
Introduction -- The depiction of the heart amulet in Egyptian art. The heart of illumination -- The heart of wisdom -- The heart of justification -- The heart of divine birth -- General implications of the meaning of the heart amulets -- The typology of the heart amulets. The pendulum heart amulets -- The vase heart amulets -- The cornice heart amulets -- Composite forms of the heart amulet. The human-headed heart amulets -- The animal-headed heart amulets -- The flower heart amulets -- The solar heart amulets -- The ritual uses of the heart amulet. The heart amulet in leonine locks -- The heart amulet in the weighing of the heart -- The heart amulet and the journey through the Duat: the iconographical reading of the papyrus of Nesipautitaui (SR 1025) -- The heart amulet and ritual: some clues from iconography -- The cardiac amulets and dualism. The distinction between the heart amulet and the heart scarab in iconography -- Magical purpose of the heart scarab in the Book of the Dead -- The magical purpose of the heart amulet -- The cardiac amulets and the cardiac words (ib and haty) -- The symbolism of cardiac amulets -- The dualistic nature of the heart -- The "implicit theory" of the heart. The heart amulet of illumination and the mythic cyle of Horus -- The heart amulet of justification and the mythic cyle of Osiris -- The heart amulet of divine birth and the mythic cyle of the Sun god -- The heart scarab and the mummification -- Documental corpus -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Ägypten
;
Amulett
;
Herz
;
Hochschulschrift
