THE SEM PRIEST AS SHAMAN

The tekenu can now be identified as the Sem priest in a trance. The Sem can now be identified as a "shaman-like magician," shinning new light on enigmatic and obscure ancient Egyptian funereal ceremonies.

For an in-depth article on the tekenu see "A Rite of Passage: The Enigmatic Tekenu in Ancient Egyptian Funerary Ritual," by Greg Reeder in KMT: A MODERN JOURNAL OF ANCIENT EGYPT, Fall 1994, vol.5 no.3.

THE SEM PRIEST AS SHAMAN

The tekenu can now be identified as the Sem priest in a trance. The Sem can now be identified as a "shaman-like magician," shinning new light on enigmatic and obscure ancient Egyptian funereal ceremonies.

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