What is it about?

Ancient Egyptian traditions in Coptic Literature.

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It is an attempt to understand the complexities of some cultural and literary dynamics in Late Antique Egypt.

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It is part of a still on-going work of edition and translation of some Coptic texts. Suggestions, critics, corrections and improvements, in a word, every constructive proposal, warmly welcome!

Dr. Daniele Tripaldi
Universita degli Studi di Bologna

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This page is a summary of: Edfu and the Oriens: On Re-discovering Ancient Egyptian Lore in Two Coptic Apocalypses, Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity, January 2016, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/zac-2016-0007.
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