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Ann-Katrin Gill
Ann-Katrin Gill, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Mark Smith, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
The Khoiak Festival
Ann-Katrin Gill presents the first comprehensive analysis of the so-called “Khoiak Festival”, one of the most important festivals in ancient Egypt. Each year during the month of Khoiak (the fourth month of the inundation season), it was celebrated in honour of the god Osiris to commemorate his resurrection and guarantee the stability of the Egyptian state.
Transforming the Dead in Graeco-Roman Egypt
The belief that dead people could assume non-human forms is attested in Egyptian texts of all periods, from the Old Kingdom down to Graeco-Roman times. It was thought that assuming such forms enhanced their freedom of movement and access to nourishment in the afterlife, as well as allowing them to join the entourages of different deities and participate in their worship.
Transforming the Dead in Graeco-Roman Egypt
The belief that dead people could assume non-human forms is attested in Egyptian texts of all periods, from the Old Kingdom down to Graeco-Roman times. It was thought that assuming such forms enhanced their freedom of movement and access to nourishment in the afterlife, as well as allowing them to join the entourages of different deities and participate in their worship.
Transforming the Dead in Graeco-Roman Egypt
The belief that dead people could assume non-human forms is attested in Egyptian texts of all periods, from the Old Kingdom down to Graeco-Roman times. It was thought that assuming such forms enhanced their freedom of movement and access to nourishment in the afterlife, as well as allowing them to join the entourages of different deities and participate in their worship.