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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jasnow, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2017]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2017, Volume: 11, Issue: 7/8, Pages: 1-4
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Thotbuch
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BC Ancient Orient; religion
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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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.
ISSN:1749-8171
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12236