The concept of Taboos and the connotations of exigency and obligation in ancient Egyptain Belifes | ||||
International Journal of Advanced Studies in World Archaeology | ||||
Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 105-151 PDF (1.33 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ijaswa.2022.248427 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Samira Samir Mohamed ABDEL KHALEQ1; Ayman WAZIRY 2 | ||||
1Master's Researcher and Archaeologist (Archaeological Specialist) -Faculty of Archaeology-Cairo University | ||||
2Professor of Egyptology and Head of the Department of Egyptology - Faculty of Archaeology - Fayoum University-Egypt, Main building of Faculty of Archaeology | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The research dealt with one of the themes related to ancient Egyptian beliefs, which is the nature of taboos, the concept of obligation and manifestations of religious exigency and obligation in ancient Egypt. The subject of the research can be addressed through the implied aspects of the essence and concept of taboos in general, and the vocabulary and linguistic synonyms associated with taboos in the ancient Egyptian language. As well as the concept and moral significance of taboos from a religious and social perspective in ancient Egyptian doctrines, as well as the concept of Bwt and its political significance, and how and causes of taboos and manifestations of taboos from the ancient Egyptian political perspective, in addition to the symbolic connotation and religious significance of the existence of taboos in ancient Egypt, what is the moral responsibility and who is responsible for defining those taboos and the process of imposing them, as well as the classes of ancient Egyptian society that imposed taboos on them. This clearly indicates the concept of obligation and the essence, connotations and manifestations of exigency and obligation in ancient Egyptian thought and beliefs. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Concept and Connotation; Taboos; Exigency; Obligation; Ancient Egyptian Beliefs | ||||
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