Luxor Temple and the Opet Festival

Luxor Temple and the Opet Festival

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E16: Follow the events of the ancient Opet festival, the spectacular royal procession of bark shrines from Karnak to Luxor, that regenerated the pharaoh, the god Amun, and the cosmos itself. Visualize the temple rituals, whereby the pharaoh and Amun were mystically joined and recharged. Then explore the setting for the rites of divine kingship and view the sublime artworks in the Luxor Museum.