The experience of ancient Egypt
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The experience of ancient Egypt
Routledge, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index
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Description
The Experience of Ancient Egypt provides a comprehensive portrait of what we know about ancient Egypt today, examining in detail issues of religion, of beliefs and practices surrounding death, of everyday life and of literature.
In an engaging style, the author traces Egyptology from its classical roots, through the painstaking process of deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the most up-to-date bio-medical and archaeological techniques, never forgetting how time has proved that it is impossible to deliver the absolute truth about ancient Egypt.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 A Portrait of Ancient Egypt
- Chapter 1 The Historical Outline of Ancient Egypt
- Chapter 2 Funerary Beliefs and Customs
- Chapter 3 The Religion of The Living
- Chapter 4 Everyday Life
- Chapter 5 Literary Sources
- Part 2 The Development Of Egyptology
- Chapter 6 Classical And Medieval Interest In Egypt
- Chapter 7 The Renaissance Period
- Chapter 8 The Decipherment Of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Chapter 9 Recording The Monuments
- Chapter 10 Excavating The Sites
- Chapter 11 The Contribution of Biomedical Studies
- conclusion Conclusion
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