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Terrasson's novel Sethos and enlightenment egyptomania
 MEDKOVÁ, Markéta
This bachelor thesis is focused on reconstruction of view to ancient Egypt in age of Enlightenment before resolve of hieroglyphic writing. On quated philosophical works is tried to present opinion of some philosophers on ancient Egypt. Main part of bachelor thesis is based on enlightened novel Sethos, written by priest Jean Terrasson. It narrates plot and focus to compare religion and rituals of ancient Egypt in novel and in reality. Also focus on life of author and his setting to contemporary context. The last part of this work is comparing ancient Egypt rituals with ritual of Freemason. Brief history of Freemasons is also mentioned in this work.
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Terrasson's novel Sethos and englightenment Egyptomania
 MEDKOVÁ, Markéta
This bachelor thesis is focused on understanding of the early egyptomania, namely a detailed analysis of the French novel Sethos. On quated philosophical works attemps to present opinion of some philosophers to ancient Egypt. The aim is to analyze religion in the novel and to contribute to the view that the interest in ancient Egypt counts before Napoleon's expedition to Egypt. To this view, the work seeks to reach using selected philosophical and contemporary works by comparing the rituals of Freemasonry and the ancient Egyptians focused on the so-called ritual of the four elements. The main part of the thesis is based on the novel of the enlightened priest Jean Terrasson - Sethos. The thesis summarizes the plot and focuses on the comparison of ancient Egyptian religion and rituals in the novel with reality. Also on the author's life and its integration into contemporary context. The second part of the essay is based on a philosophical view of Athanasius Kircher, Voltaire, Giambattista Vico and Johann Jakob Brucker. The last part of this work compares rituals of ancient Egypt with rituals of Freemasons. Brief history of Freemasons is also mentioned in this work.
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