A partir de l'analyse de quatre récits mythologiques de la période du Nouvel Empire, l'auteur montre de quelle manière la pensée égyptienne relie, à travers des structures complexes, différents niveaux de l'expérience de la relation de l'homme avec le monde qui l'entoure. ©Electre 2025
In Interpreting Ancient Egyptian Narratives, Martin Pehal applies structural analysis to four New Kingdom narrative compositions. The study explains the strong configurational character of ancient Egyptian (mythological) thought which has the ability to connect various ontological levels of human experience with the surrounding world into complex synchronic structures. These symbolical systems are shown to be mediating between the various cultural paradoxes which were inherent to ancient Egyptian society. Axial role in this process is attributed to the institution of positional kingship represented by the pharaoh. Its transformative function is also put into relation to the special status of female characters who are shown to play the part of the "powerful powerless ones" further personifying the aspects of the mediating function of myth. Gradually, the study outlines a genuinely Egyptian "structural net" of basic mythemes and explains in what way it was possible for such a system to change and incorporate foreign mythological motifs especially from the Near East.
Paru le : 28/05/2014
Thématique : Histoire des religions du monde, Dictionnaires
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Martin Pehal
Éditeur(s) :
EME Editions
Collection(s) : Nouvelles études orientales
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-8066-2920-3
EAN13 : 9782806629203
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 305
Hauteur: 30.0 cm / Largeur 21.0 cm
Épaisseur: 1.7 cm
Poids: 320 g
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