@inbook{fb4a59b1f05e43648689e20a4baeb8c5,
title = "On cultural interference and the Egyptian storm god",
abstract = "Cultural encounters, whether direct or indirect, can often spur dynamic transformations for all involved entities. The multifaceted nature of such interactions, related processes of development, as well as their outcomes, have been explored by several anthropological and sociological theories. The Enigma of the Hyksos Project, hosted at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, incorporates research utilizing such theories, with its Research Track 5 focussing on {\textquoteleft}Multidirectional Cultural Interference Studies{\textquoteright} and the impact of the Hyksos on Egyptian cultural traditions. The paper offers an overview of the theory of cultural interference as outlined by Itamar Even-Zohar, assessing its applicability towards explaining the processes of transformations, specifically those related to the Egyptian storm deity. It presents observed developments in artistic and textual representations from the late Middle Kingdom to the 19th Dynasty, and questions whether these were a result of cultural interference by Levantine elements encountered during the Hyksos dynasty, or are somehow related to the eastern Delta{\textquoteright}s earlier intercultural contacts with the Middle Bronze Age Levant",
keywords = "Cultural interference, Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Hyksos Period, Seth, Baal, Interactions, Foreign relations, Cultural transformations, Cultural transmission, Syncretisation, Transculturation",
author = "Anna-Latifa Mourad",
year = "2019",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783447113328",
series = "Contributions to the Archaeology of Egypt, Nubia and the Levant",
publisher = "Harrassowitz Verlag",
pages = "225--237",
editor = "Manfred Bietak and Prell, {Silvia }",
booktitle = "The Enigma of the Hyksos, vol. 1",
address = "Germany",
}