The Egyptian God Tutu: A Study of the Sphinx-God and Master of Demons With a Corpus of Monuments - Couverture rigide

Kaper, O.E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9042912170 ISBN 13 : 9789042912175

Editeur : Peeters Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

Tutu (Tithoes) was a popular god in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods of Egyptian history, with his origins in the earlier Egyptian religious tradition. The god provided protection against demons, and his appearance as a striding sphinx was often combined with symbols of his power and visual references to demons and other divinities. The god Tutu demonstrates the continuing vitality of the pharaonic religion under the pressure of foreign cultures and ideas. This monograph provides the first comprehensive study of the god Tutu. It is based upon a collection of attestations, largely unpublished, which derive from monuments in various parts of Egypt and from museum collections all over the world. Moreover, the results of recent archaeological field work in Shenhur and in the temple of Tutu in the Dakhla Oasis have been included in full. The catalogue of monuments is accompanied by an analysis of the god Tutu, his iconography and his place in the Egyptian religion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peeters Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 9042912170
• ISBN 13: 9789042912175
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 415
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible