An approach to syntax and semantics of the rite in the Book of the Amduat
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The aim of this paper is the so-called New Kingdom Book of Amduat, corpora that contain paratextual instructions that seem as if they were represented or that fulfill what they describe (performativity). What we propose here is to continue with –and complement– Hay ´s conclusions (2013:165-186) about the limitations of Van Gennep ´s analysis model starting with these paratexts or instructions. In this sense, the idea is to complement Hay ´s assertion according to which the model does not work with the entire Egyptian materials for ritual. Likewise, this paper presents an analysis of the articulation between language and “the symbolic”.
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