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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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Description for For the Living and the Dead: The Funerary Laments of Upper Egypt, Ancient and Modern
Hardback. The funeral laments of Upper Egypt have an elaborate and ancient history stretching back more than 5,000 years. This book explores the performance, motifs and meanings of the laments and reveals their relation to myth, religion, cosmology and the ancient Egyptian funerary texts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 878.
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, religion, cosmology and the ancient Egyptian funerary texts. The author was given unique access to this fast disappearing tradition, and her book provides a unique cultural ... Read more
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, religion, cosmology and the ancient Egyptian funerary texts. The author was given unique access to this fast disappearing tradition, and her book provides a unique cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848850507
SKU
V9781848850507
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About Elizabeth Wickett
Elizabeth Wickett has worked in the Middle East and North Africa for more than twenty-five years in academic research, anthropological film and development. She studied with Dell Hymes at the University of Pennsylvania and has lectured widely on Upper Egyptian folk genres and performance. She produced and directed the successful documentary 'For Those Who Sail to Heaven', highlighting the legacy ... Read more
Reviews for For the Living and the Dead: The Funerary Laments of Upper Egypt, Ancient and Modern
'a fresh and important contribution to our knowledge of Egypt, ancient and modern ... and the modes of survival of age-old traditions in societies that aspire to modernity' - Roger Allen, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature, University of Pennsylvania