When justice fails: jurisdiction and imprecation in Ancient Egypt and the Near East
In this comparative study of ancient belief and practice, the Egyptian evidence is analysed first, then placed in the wider context of the Near East. It is argued that, while laws and curses are both ways of preventing damage by threatening potential evildoers with punishment, the difference lies in...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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October 1992
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The journal of Egyptian archaeology
Year: 1992, Volume: 78, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-162 |
| ISSN: | 2514-0582 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/030751339207800108 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1177/030751339207800108
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