Abstract
The study of various examples of " substitution cults ", particularly in the Osirian domain, leads us to question the rules of ritual practices and their constants in ancient Egypt. This phenomenological approach provides a clearer picture of the mechanisms by which the ancient Egyptians manipulated their imaginations, and above all of the ways in which they put them into practice through ritual action, a constant interplay between the imaginary, the real and the vital need for action. This approach not only relativizes the importance of " theologies " and " mythologies ", it also allows us to isolate and highlight original mechanisms of action, such as the " mise en maquette du monde ". The scale of this approach is specifically Egyptian. It ranges from small objects to colossal works of art, the framework for collective liturgies that cemented Pharaonic society.
Knowledge of ancient Egyptian essential.
