Master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (MA)
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This thesis examines the role of Arabic language sources in Athanasius Kircher's Obeliscus Pamphilius. This thesis views these quotations within the context of the development of Egyptology as a...Show moreThis thesis examines the role of Arabic language sources in Athanasius Kircher's Obeliscus Pamphilius. This thesis views these quotations within the context of the development of Egyptology as a scientific discipline. It examines the classically inspired discipline of renaissance Egyptology and the influence it had on Kirhcer's views on ancient Egypt. After an excursus on the Pamphilian obelisk, the thesis examines medieval Arabic writing on ancient Egypt. Finally, the use of the Arabic sources in Obeliscus Pamphilius is explored through a number of case-studies.Show less
This thesis looks at something that goes beyond the cult of the dead, actively seeking contact and giving messages to the deceased. The occasional pragmatic contact with the dead could almost be...Show moreThis thesis looks at something that goes beyond the cult of the dead, actively seeking contact and giving messages to the deceased. The occasional pragmatic contact with the dead could almost be seen as magical practices to manipulate or influence the dead to do something. Egypt and Mesopotamia are considered in this thesis because from Egypt we have the so-called letters to the dead but Mesopotamia does not have these, but is in this thesis discussed as which comparable practices can be found in Mesopotamia and whether the deceased could be approached on specific moments, and for specific purposes.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Oude culturen van de mediterrane wereld (Bachelor)
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This thesis sets out to discuss priestly dress by comparing and discussing the modes of dress of the First/ high priest of Amun, the First/high priest of Ptah, Sem and Iwnmutef in two-dimensional...Show moreThis thesis sets out to discuss priestly dress by comparing and discussing the modes of dress of the First/ high priest of Amun, the First/high priest of Ptah, Sem and Iwnmutef in two-dimensional representations in the eighteenth dynasty.Show less
