The Book of Thoth
This article offers an overview and description of the Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth. This is a Graeco-Roman Period scholarly priestly composition associated with the House of Life, which was not only a kind of temple scriptorium but also a center of Osirian ritual.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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Religion compass
Year: 2017, Volume: 11, Issue: 7/8, Pages: 1-4 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thotbuch
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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Summary: | This article offers an overview and description of the Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth. This is a Graeco-Roman Period scholarly priestly composition associated with the House of Life, which was not only a kind of temple scriptorium but also a center of Osirian ritual. |
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ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12236 |