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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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