Sur les pas de l'âne dans la religion égyptienne

• Hoofdauteur: Vandenbeusch, Marie (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Gepubliceerd in: Leiden Sidestone Press 2020
• Onderwerpen: Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology; donkey; seth; Egyptology; animal studies; ancient Egypt; magic; funerary practices; medicine
• Online toegang: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

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...