EAN: 9783447101165

CONVERSATIONS IN THE HOUSE OF LIFE - KARL-THEOD...

Conversations in the House of Life offers a new translation of a text first published as The
Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth (2005). The composition is a dialogue between a Master  perhaps
the god Thoth himself  and a Disciple  named The-one-who-loves-knowledge. Originally written in
Demotic  the text dates to the Graeco-Roman Period (ca. 300 B.C. to 400 A.D.). The dialogue
covers everything from how to hold the writing brush and the symbolic significance of scribal
utensils to a long exposition on sacred geography. The work may be an initiation text dealing
with sacred knowledge. It is closely associated with the House of Life  the temple scriptorium
where the priests wrote their books. The 2005 publication was aimed at specialists  but
Conversations in the House of Life is intended for the general reader. The revised translation
reflects recent advances in our understanding of the text. The explanatory essays  commentary 
and glossary help the reader explore the fascinating universe of the Book of Thoth. As a
document of Late Period Egyptian thought it is of importance to all those interested in
Graeco-Roman Period intellectual history  students of the Classical Hermetica will find the
Book of Thoth especially intriguing. The express goal of Conversations in the House of Life is
to make this challenging Ancient Egyptian composition accessible to the widest possible
audience.

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