Priestly Scholars in Late Egypt

The Theoretical Side

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ID20512288
AuthorsJoachim Friedrich Quack (0000-0003-4845-5111, Heidelberg University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume8
Issue1-2
Pages73-90
Publication date2021-04-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ancient Near Eastern History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2328-9554 • E-ISSN: 2328-9562
PublisherDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/janeh-2020-0014
OpenAlexW3156389591
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

This study focuses on literary and sub-literary texts which present Egyptian scholars. I first look at outsider’s views (like the church-father Clement of Alexandria), borderline views (like the Egyptian priest Chairemon), and insider’s views. For the latter examination, two compositions are studied in more detail. The first is the Book of the Temple , which is a manual of the ideal Egyptian temple, including sections about the duties of several of its intellectual specialists. The second is the Ritual for Entering the Chamber of Darkness , which is a difficult text about the initiation to arcane religious knowledge and the mysteries of writing

Ancient history · Art · Epistemology · Insider · Literature · Temple · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy

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