Bibliograph

The experience of ancient Egypt, Rosalie David

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The experience of ancient Egypt, Rosalie David

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The experience of ancient Egypt

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

41320127

Responsibility statement

Rosalie David

Summary

In this survey, Rosalie David shows how the attitudes, opinions and working practices of Egyptologists have shaped the structure of their subject. The Experience of Ancient Egypt provides a portrait of what we know about ancient Egypt today, examining issues of religion, beliefs and practices surrounding death, everyday life, and literature. David then looks at the history of Egyptology itself--tracing the discipline from its classical roots, through the deciphering of hieroglyphs in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the most up-to-date biomedical and archaeological techniques. --From publisher's description

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. A Portrait of Ancient Egypt. I. The Historical Outline of Ancient Egypt. II. Funerary Beliefs and Customs. III. The Religion of the Living. IV. Everyday Life. V. Literary Sources -- pt. 2. The Development of Egyptology. VI. Classical and Medieval Interest in Egypt. VII. The Renaissance Period. VIII. The Decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. IX. Recording the Monuments. X. Excavating the Sites. XI. The Contribution of Biomedical Studies

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