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For the Living and the Dead: The Funerary Laments of Upper Egypt, Ancient and Modern
Elizabeth Wickett
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| #2798179 in Books | I. B. Tauris | 2010-04-15 | 2010-04-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.50 x.95 x6.50l,1.90 | File type: PDF | 304 pages | |||
|""A fresh and important contribution to our knowledge of Egypt, ancient and modern.""--Roger Allen, University of Pennsylvania
""Takes us on a moving journey through time and poetry and opens the door of the intimate and inner world of Upper Egy
The funeral laments of Upper Egypt have an elaborate and ancient history stretching back more than 5,000 years. Even the chants of modern-day lamenters, echo the words of their ancestors. Yet this ancient tradition is now under threat from social and political change. The laments - known as idid in Arabic - are composed orally in performance. Elizabeth Wickett explores the performance, motifs and meanings of the laments and reveals their relation to myth, religio...
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