Sacred Violence

When Ancient Egyptian Punishment was Dressed in Ritual Trappings

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4587151
AutoresKerry Muhlestein (autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen78
Número4
Páginas244-251
Fecha de publicación2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNear Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594
EditorialUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5615/neareastarch.78.4.0244
OpenAlexW2486869534
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas1

According to the evidence at hand, it appears that during the period spanning from the Old Kingdom through the Libyan Era, institutionally sanctioned ritual violence centered around two main ideas: interference with cultic practices (temple and funerary), and rebellion (both the uprising of conquered enemies rebelling against Egypt's hegemony and the rebellion of actual Egyptians). It seems that while there were many crimes that the ancient Egyptians felt merited capital punishment, and many ways such punishment could be inflicted, most did not include a ritual element. However, it is clear that there were many executions that did include a ritual element, and in many cases it is likely that information conveying a ritual context is unavailable. For now, it can only be concluded that some executions were ritualized and others probably were not. Evidence regarding the forms of punishment that received ritual trappings remains inconclusive

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