Zosimos Aigyptiakos. Identifying the Imagery of the “Visions” and Locating Zosimos of Panopolis in His Egyptian Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12844689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marina Escolano-Poveda (0000-0001-6350-8678, University of Liverpool, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Pages | 77-134 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ARYS Antigüedad Religiones y Sociedades (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1575-166X • E-ISSN: 2173-6847 |
| Publisher | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (PUBLISHER • ES) |
| DOI | 10.20318/arys.2022.6793 |
| OpenAlex | W4312459439 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The first alchemist for whom we have biographical data, Zosimos, lived in the Panopolis (current Akhmim) of the late 3rd – early 4th cent. CE, a region in which evidence of the practice of traditional Egyptian religion is attested well into Late Antiquity. The images that Zosimos employed in his presentation of alchemical procedures and apparatus offer us an insight into his cultural context. This paper will examine a series of passages from the works of Zosimos of Panopolis from an Egyptological perspective, contrasting them with textual and iconographic sources from the Egyptian temple milieu of Graeco-Roman Egypt. The results of this inquiry will be used to elaborate a more nuanced presentation of Zosimos’ identity
Aesthetics · Alchemy · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Identity (music · Literature · Perspective (graphical · Presentation (obstetrics · Sociology · Vision · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Anthropology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |