Edfu and the Oriens: On Re-discovering Ancient Egyptian Lore in Two Coptic Apocalypses

The article attempts to examine anew two classical cases of alleged continuity of ancient Egyptian traditions into Coptic Late Antique and its literature. Formal correspondences are sought, possible channels of transmission are surveyed and discussed, the explanatory potential of the identified surv...

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Publicado en:Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Autor principal: Tripaldi, Daniele 1980- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: De Gruyter 2016
En: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Año: 2016, Volumen: 20, Número: 1, Páginas: 127-146
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Apocalíptica / Copta / Historia 500-1006
Clasificaciones IxTheo:KAB Cristianismo primitivo
KBL Oriente Medio
NBQ Escatología
Otras palabras clave:B Coptic Apocalypses Ancient Egyptian Worldview Transfer of Knowledge
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Sumario:The article attempts to examine anew two classical cases of alleged continuity of ancient Egyptian traditions into Coptic Late Antique and its literature. Formal correspondences are sought, possible channels of transmission are surveyed and discussed, the explanatory potential of the identified survivals is ascertained. A few concluding remarks on detecting and reconstructing transfers of knowledge in and through literary texts are finally added.
ISSN:1612-961X
Obras secundarias:In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zac-2016-0007
DOI: 10.15496/publikation-78014
HDL: 10900/136663