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ELSAYED, M. (2020). THE RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS OF BONES IN TEXTS OF EDFU TEMPLE. Shedet, 7(7), 87-96. doi: 10.36816/shedet.2020.137669
Mohammed A. ELSAYED. "THE RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS OF BONES IN TEXTS OF EDFU TEMPLE". Shedet, 7, 7, 2020, 87-96. doi: 10.36816/shedet.2020.137669
ELSAYED, M. (2020). 'THE RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS OF BONES IN TEXTS OF EDFU TEMPLE', Shedet, 7(7), pp. 87-96. doi: 10.36816/shedet.2020.137669
ELSAYED, M. THE RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS OF BONES IN TEXTS OF EDFU TEMPLE. Shedet, 2020; 7(7): 87-96. doi: 10.36816/shedet.2020.137669

THE RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS OF BONES IN TEXTS OF EDFU TEMPLE

Article 6, Volume 7, Issue 7, 2020, Page 87-96  XML PDF (6.38 MB)
Document Type: research articles
DOI: 10.36816/shedet.2020.137669
Author
Mohammed A. ELSAYED
Abstract
This paper focuses on the multifaceted concepts of bones in texts of Edfu temple. Many religious concepts refer to this issue such as the triumph over the forces of chaos, the legend of Osiris in which his two sisters collected his limbs and bones together, and the myth of Khnum who creates the semen from bones.
Keywords
Bones; Edfu Temple; Horus of Behedty; Legend of Osiris; Triumph over the forces of chaos
Main Subjects
EGYPTOLOGY; GREEK-ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
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