The Egyptian in Turmoil: The Concept of Isfet in the So-called "Pessimistic" Literature of Ancient Egypt. Collection "Knowledge of Ancient Egypt" No. 23.
Saffron| N° d'inventaire | 30546 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 492 p., numerous color photographs, paperback. |
| Publication | Brussels, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782874571473 |
Collection "Knowledge of Ancient Egypt" No. 23.
This work constitutes the first monograph devoted to the concept of isfet (disorder, chaos), based on an in-depth analysis of five major Egyptian literary texts, known as "pessimistic", namely the Dialogue of a man with his ba , the Lament of Khakheperre-seneb , the Eloquent peasant , the Neferty's Prophecy and the Lamentations of Ipou-our .
Describing the state of Egypt deprived of the maat (cosmic and social order), these texts are traditionally interpreted as a literary genre that emerged at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to represent the political and social crisis that marked the First Intermediate Period. This study reconsiders the belonging of these texts to a genre defined as "pessimistic" and puts forward new hypotheses for their generic classification.
Offering a translation followed by the five main texts as well as a thematic, generic and lexical analysis, Laura Parys establishes a comparison with other Egyptian textual sources which evoke situations of unrest, with a view to defining the conception of social chaos in the imagination of ancient Egypt.
Collection "Knowledge of Ancient Egypt" No. 23.
This work constitutes the first monograph devoted to the concept of isfet (disorder, chaos), based on an in-depth analysis of five major Egyptian literary texts, known as "pessimistic", namely the Dialogue of a man with his ba , the Lament of Khakheperre-seneb , the Eloquent peasant , the Neferty's Prophecy and the Lamentations of Ipou-our .
Describing the state of Egypt deprived of the maat (cosmic and social order), these texts are traditionally interpreted as a literary genre that emerged at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to represent the political and social crisis that marked the First Intermediate Period. This study reconsiders the belonging of these texts to a genre defined as "pessimistic" and puts forward new hypotheses for their generic classification.
Offering a translation followed by the five main texts as well as a thematic, generic and lexical analysis, Laura Parys establishes a comparison with other Egyptian textual sources which evoke situations of unrest, with a view to defining the conception of social chaos in the imagination of ancient Egypt.