%0 Journal Article
%@ 2328-9554 (Druck-Ausg.); 2328-9562 (Online-Ausg.)
%A Quack, Joachim Friedrich
%C Berlin ; Munich ; Boston
%D 2021
%F heidok:32694
%I de Gruyter
%J Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History
%K Egypt, Late Period, Priests, Book of the Temple, Ritual for Entering the Chamber of Darkness, Clement of Alexandria, Chairemon
%N 1-2
%P 73-90
%R 10.11588/heidok.00032694
%T Priestly Scholars in Late Egypt: The Theoretical Side
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/32694/
%V 8
%X 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.
%Z Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. *** This publication is freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.