The role of the lector in ancient Egyptian society. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roger Forshaw.
• Authors: Forshaw, Roger
• Other Names: Archaeopress, publisher.
• Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: Recognition, Origin and Hieroglyphic Representation; Chapter 2: Magic and Performance; Chapter 3: Equipment of the Lector; Chapter 4: Remuneration; Chapter 5: Temple and Festival Ritual; Chapter 6: Royal Involvement; Chapter 7: Funerary Ritual and Provisioning the Dead; Chapter 8: The Opening of the Mouth Ceremony; Chapter 9: The Involvement of the Lector in Healing; Chapter 10: The Title of Lector Recorded in Expedition Inscriptions; Chapter 11: The Lector and the Law; Chapter 12: Literary Evidence; Summary and Conclusions; Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Archaeopress
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 299.31; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology; Religion; Egypt -- Religion; Egypt; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1784910333; 9781784910334
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 15, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.