http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/GJCS <p>Global Journal of Cultural Studies provides a common platform for scholars, researchers and students of culture studies across the world to keep themselves abreast of the latest developments and debates within the field. The journal covers a wide range of topics including, historical, theoretical and practical analyses of meanings, impacts and issues of culture on global as well as local scale. Articles that broaden the existing concept and understanding of culture or generate new theories in culture interpretation are welcomed. Culture-relevant scholarly submissions from other domains such as social sciences, humanities, information sciences, politics, technology, economics and arts etc; are also considered for publication.</p> <p>Original research, review articles and literary comparisons of variant cultures and cultural changes as they relate to language, religions, arts, films, literature, aesthetics, law, institutions, ideology, social structures, social conventions, cuisines, fashions, public perceptions, cultural dynamics under the globalization and industrialization background, social and technological developments, society and population, cultural development and sustainability, etc. are accepted to submission.</p> en-US <h4>Policy for Journals with Open Access</h4> <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p> <ul> <li>Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_new">Creative Commons Attribution License</a> that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.<br /><br /></li> <li>Authors are permitted and encouraged to post links to their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work</li> </ul> areesha@lifescienceglobal.com (Areesha Fatima) support@lifescienceglobal.com (Technical Support Staff) Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:58:40 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.10 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/GJCS/article/view/10965 <p class="04-abstract">In this study, we examine one of the most enigmatic compositions of Ancient Egyptian literature. Although preserved in a copy of Ramesside period from the New Kingdom, the text appears to be based on an earlier narrative tradition. The tale centres on the encounter and dialogue between its two eponymous protagonists: Khonsemhab, a priest of Amun, and Nebusemekh, a spirit. The narrative unfolds through their exchange concerning the spirit’s lament over the dilapidated state of its tomb, a condition that prevents it from attaining eternal rest, and the assurances offered by the priest to restore it—assurances which the spirit receives with scepticism, shaped by past disappointments. Owing to the fragmentary preservation of the text, the fate of both characters remains unknown.</p> <p class="04-abstract">Based on its formal and thematic features, it is plausible to suggest that this tale could be tentatively situated within the corpus of so‑called pessimistic texts traditionally associated with the Middle Kingdom. In this regard, it exhibits several noteworthy affinities with compositions from that period, such as its dialogic structure, the thematic tension between order and chaos, and the spirit’s expressions of despair in response to the neglected state of his burial place.</p> <p class="04-abstract">In this study, I examine the tale in detail and seek to address a central question at the end of the article: Could this story have originally belonged to the tradition of Middle Kingdom Pessimistic Literature?</p> Álvaro Sánchez-Climent Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/GJCS/article/view/10965 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000