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Author's Notes: Magicians, Priests, & Physicians
Magicians, Priests, & Physicians
The Pharaoh's role held religious significance in Ancient Egypt. Not only was he said to be descended of the Gods and Goddesses, it was his duty to oversee certain rituals to keep Egypt in harmony and to ensure bountiful harvests. He appointed the priests to attend to the services he could not at the various temples throughout Egypt. In this way both the Pharaoh and the priests care for the health and well-being of Egypt both physically and metaphysically.
Egyptian physicians were the envy of the known world. It was a mark of great stature for a noble to have an Egyptian physician in his employ, and many left the lands of Egypt and took up offices abroad. They had extensive knowledge of surgery, part of this gained from autopsy, experimentation, and the extensive funerary rites of the dead. They were known for having mapped out the human heart (to the best of what technology of that time could allow), were able to do surgery on the bone to set it properly, performed successful trepanning, and were known for their abilities at dentistry as well. n Ann Ancient Egypt there was very little difference between physician, priest, and magician. The abilities and knowledge of these three roles intertwined, and the wielder used some knowledge of all these disciplines but only the degree differed. A priest/ess of Sekhmet would not only have extensive knowledge of healing and surgery, but would make amulets of protection, would use Sekhmet in the guise of protector to drive out demons (believed to be the cause of some but not all ills). Although these roles and functions overlapped, and entwined, they were still somewhat separate of one another.
The priesthood was open to both men and women but was usually restrained to hereditary lines. The restrictions on their lives depended on the oaths and type of service they had sworn to. Some swore to celibacy for their entire life, some were only celibate when they served in the temple. Many were allowed to marry and have families. The divine mysteries, healing & surgery, martial arts, and dancing were among the subjects taught to them. They would perform daily rituals. Certain priests or priestesses concerned themselves with purification and had to bathe four times a day. Most priests (for purification reasons) removed all body hair from their person. Some underwent extreme diet changes for specific purification rites. Most priests who served at a temple would adorn with offerings of food, wine, flowers, cloth, incense, and oil the statues of the God/dess.
If you would like to learn more, a good site with good basic information on not only priests, but for Ancient Egyptian Civilization is http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html.
The Pharaoh's role held religious significance in Ancient Egypt. Not only was he said to be descended of the Gods and Goddesses, it was his duty to oversee certain rituals to keep Egypt in harmony and to ensure bountiful harvests. He appointed the priests to attend to the services he could not at the various temples throughout Egypt. In this way both the Pharaoh and the priests care for the health and well-being of Egypt both physically and metaphysically.
Egyptian physicians were the envy of the known world. It was a mark of great stature for a noble to have an Egyptian physician in his employ, and many left the lands of Egypt and took up offices abroad. They had extensive knowledge of surgery, part of this gained from autopsy, experimentation, and the extensive funerary rites of the dead. They were known for having mapped out the human heart (to the best of what technology of that time could allow), were able to do surgery on the bone to set it properly, performed successful trepanning, and were known for their abilities at dentistry as well. n Ann Ancient Egypt there was very little difference between physician, priest, and magician. The abilities and knowledge of these three roles intertwined, and the wielder used some knowledge of all these disciplines but only the degree differed. A priest/ess of Sekhmet would not only have extensive knowledge of healing and surgery, but would make amulets of protection, would use Sekhmet in the guise of protector to drive out demons (believed to be the cause of some but not all ills). Although these roles and functions overlapped, and entwined, they were still somewhat separate of one another.
The priesthood was open to both men and women but was usually restrained to hereditary lines. The restrictions on their lives depended on the oaths and type of service they had sworn to. Some swore to celibacy for their entire life, some were only celibate when they served in the temple. Many were allowed to marry and have families. The divine mysteries, healing & surgery, martial arts, and dancing were among the subjects taught to them. They would perform daily rituals. Certain priests or priestesses concerned themselves with purification and had to bathe four times a day. Most priests (for purification reasons) removed all body hair from their person. Some underwent extreme diet changes for specific purification rites. Most priests who served at a temple would adorn with offerings of food, wine, flowers, cloth, incense, and oil the statues of the God/dess.
If you would like to learn more, a good site with good basic information on not only priests, but for Ancient Egyptian Civilization is http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html.