Papers by Barbara O'Neill
Egyptological Magazine, 2012
Symposium on Gender Studies, University of Winchester, UK, 2017
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the nature of the divine feminine in Egypt from t... more The primary aim of this study is to investigate the nature of the divine feminine in Egypt from the Predynastic era to the advent of Christianity. Over a substantial period of time, constructions of this gendered entity were invested with an evolving range of abstract ideas and ideologies within diverse, yet interwoven, socio-cultural phases. This specific form of mythic identity has, as yet, failed to attract a critical overview. In this study, four autochthonous typologies are defined, extrapolated from Pre-Dynastic, Pharaonic, Graeco-Roman and early Christian contexts. The gendered body, as a cultural symbol, contextualised within indigenous and contemporaneous polities, serves as a central portal through which this complex dynamic may be usefully explored.
Other by Barbara O'Neill
Setting the Scene: The Deceased and Regenerative Cult within Offering Table Imagery of the Egyptian Old to Middle Kingdoms, 2015
Drafts by Barbara O'Neill
Palaces in Ancient Egypt, 2020
Unwrapping the goddess: an analysis of continuity and change in the representation and function o... more Unwrapping the goddess: an analysis of continuity and change in the representation and function of the divine feminine within the funerary programme of ancient Egyptian women, c.3200 – 1985 BCE.
This study will analyse the role and iconology of the divine feminine as a functional element in the funerary programme of ancient Egyptian women from the Late Predynastic era to the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom (c.3200 – c.1985 BCE). Within the scope of this study, the ‘divine feminine’ can be understood through the dynamic of art as ritual engagement. This engagement is evidenced through conceptualisations and ideologies associated with the role of women in a gendered programme of funerary representation.
Over time, the ancient Egyptian funerary programme was invested with a range of complex features reflecting significant socio-cultural and ideological changes. The relevance of evolving forms of funerary representation in the context of the changing metaphysical requirements of deceased women is a particular focus of this work. The time frame of this study encompasses periods in which significant changes in ideas about the afterlife, and the role of the divine in accessing it, are known to have occurred.
Whilst grounded in an archaeological framework, this study employs a multi-methodological approach as a means through which to explore schematic constructions of the divine feminine as a significant component in the funerary programme of ancient Egyptian women. The work that follows focuses particularly on iconology, material engagement theory, and for the first time in this context, affordance theory in a three-pronged approach to the analysis of this particular form of Egyptian visual culture.
Book by Barbara O'Neill
ARCHAEOPRESS ARCHAEOLOGY, 2015
Conference Presentations by Barbara O'Neill
Images of Research, University of Winchester 2018.
Book Reviews by Barbara O'Neill
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Other by Barbara O'Neill
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This study will analyse the role and iconology of the divine feminine as a functional element in the funerary programme of ancient Egyptian women from the Late Predynastic era to the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom (c.3200 – c.1985 BCE). Within the scope of this study, the ‘divine feminine’ can be understood through the dynamic of art as ritual engagement. This engagement is evidenced through conceptualisations and ideologies associated with the role of women in a gendered programme of funerary representation.
Over time, the ancient Egyptian funerary programme was invested with a range of complex features reflecting significant socio-cultural and ideological changes. The relevance of evolving forms of funerary representation in the context of the changing metaphysical requirements of deceased women is a particular focus of this work. The time frame of this study encompasses periods in which significant changes in ideas about the afterlife, and the role of the divine in accessing it, are known to have occurred.
Whilst grounded in an archaeological framework, this study employs a multi-methodological approach as a means through which to explore schematic constructions of the divine feminine as a significant component in the funerary programme of ancient Egyptian women. The work that follows focuses particularly on iconology, material engagement theory, and for the first time in this context, affordance theory in a three-pronged approach to the analysis of this particular form of Egyptian visual culture.
Book by Barbara O'Neill
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Conference Presentations by Barbara O'Neill
Book Reviews by Barbara O'Neill
This study will analyse the role and iconology of the divine feminine as a functional element in the funerary programme of ancient Egyptian women from the Late Predynastic era to the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom (c.3200 – c.1985 BCE). Within the scope of this study, the ‘divine feminine’ can be understood through the dynamic of art as ritual engagement. This engagement is evidenced through conceptualisations and ideologies associated with the role of women in a gendered programme of funerary representation.
Over time, the ancient Egyptian funerary programme was invested with a range of complex features reflecting significant socio-cultural and ideological changes. The relevance of evolving forms of funerary representation in the context of the changing metaphysical requirements of deceased women is a particular focus of this work. The time frame of this study encompasses periods in which significant changes in ideas about the afterlife, and the role of the divine in accessing it, are known to have occurred.
Whilst grounded in an archaeological framework, this study employs a multi-methodological approach as a means through which to explore schematic constructions of the divine feminine as a significant component in the funerary programme of ancient Egyptian women. The work that follows focuses particularly on iconology, material engagement theory, and for the first time in this context, affordance theory in a three-pronged approach to the analysis of this particular form of Egyptian visual culture.
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