"You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt" (Exod 22:20): Notes on the Attitude(s) towards Foreigners in Ancient Egypt

Taterka, Filip

"You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt" (Exod 22:20): Notes on the Attitude(s) towards Foreigners in Ancient Egypt

dc.contributor.author	Taterka, Filip
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-12T10:49:21Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-12T10:49:21Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.description.abstract	The article discusses various attitudes towards foreigners that can be perceived in ancient Egyptian material. It is argued that there was no single and unchangeable attitude towards foreigners throughout ancient Egyptian history, but instead that Egyptian attitudes to foreigners changed over time due to various historical and social factors. It is also argued that these attitudes reflected a constant negotiation between the traditional and stereotypical perception of foreigners as enemies of the Egyptian state and more nuanced approaches in which foreigners could have a number of roles to play in Egyptian society, which often led to significant transformations of Egyptians’ self-identity. Therefore, the traditional image of ancient Egypt as a highly xenophobic culture is called into question.
dc.identifier.citation	"The Biblical Annals", 2024, T. 14, nr 1, s. 115-146
dc.identifier.doi	10.31743/biban.15199
dc.identifier.issn	2083-2222
dc.identifier.issn	2451-2168
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/6421
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo KUL
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	ancient Egyptian identity
dc.subject	foreigners in ancient Egypt
dc.subject	social changes
dc.subject	ancient xenophobia
dc.title	"You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt" (Exod 22:20): Notes on the Attitude(s) towards Foreigners in Ancient Egypt
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article