Jørgen Podemann Sørensen

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Primary fields of research

Religions of ancient Egypt and Late Antiquity, especially the ancient Egyptian roots of Hermetic literature

The comparative study of ritual

Current research

The Gnostic text, notably the Hermetic tractate Kore Kosmou, as a ritual appointment or construction of its reader and the process of reading. 

Selected publications

1. Published

   Continuous Creation: An Egyptian Heritage in Hermeticism

   Sørensen, Jørgen Podemann, Jul 2017, In: Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni. 83/1, p. 37-60 24 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

2. Published

   The All as logikē thusia: The Egyptian Prehistory of a Hermetic Idea

   Sørensen, Jørgen Podemann, 2016, Philosophy and the End of Sacrifice: Disengaging Ritual in Ancient India, Greece and Beyond. Jackson, P. & Sjödin, A-P. (eds.). Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, p. 123-142 20 p. (The Study of Religion in a Global Context).

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   The Sacrificial Logic of Cultic Meals in Antiquity

   Sørensen, Jørgen Podemann, 2016, In: Early Christianity. 7, p. 447-467 21 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

4. Published

   Religio mentis - Sindets religion: En introduktion til Hermes-skrifterne

   Sørensen, Jørgen Podemann, 2015, København: Books on Demand GmbH. 139 p. (Janua religionum, Vol. 8).

   Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

5. Published

   Det gamle Ægyptens religiøse litteratur: Fra Pyramideteksterne til Hermes Trismegistos

   Sørensen, Jørgen Podemann, 2013, Højbjerg: Forlaget Univers. 237 p.

   Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review

6. Published

   Ritual og praksis: Tanke, sprog og handling i komparativt religionshistorisk perspektiv

   Sørensen, Jørgen Podemann, 2013, København: Books on Demand GmbH. 240 p. (Janua religionum, Vol. 7).

   Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

7. Published

   The Secret Hymn in Hermetic Texts

   Sørensen, Jørgen Podemann, 2011, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices. Bull, C., Lied, L. I. & Turner, J. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, p. 465-486 22 p. (Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies, Vol. 76).

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review