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A Very Short Introduction
Ian Shaw
ISBN: 9780192854193
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
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Ian Shaw describes how our current ideas about Egypt are based not only on discoveries made by early Egyptologists, but also on fascinating new kinds of evidence produced by modern scientific and linguistic analysis. He also explores the changing influences on our responses to these finds, through such media as literature, cinema, and contemporary art. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of ancient Egypt, from despotic pharaohs to dismembered bodies, and from hieroglyphs to animal-headed gods.
The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination - mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt, but is it the right one? How much do we really know about this great civilization? In this absorbing introduction, Ian Shaw describes how our current ideas about Egypt are based not only on the thrilling discoveries made by early Egyptologists but also on fascinating new kinds of evidence produced by modern scientific and linguistic analyses. He also explores the changing influences on our responses to these finds, through such media as literature, cinema and contemporary art. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of ancient Egypt, from despotic pharaohs to dismembered bodies, and from hieroglyphs to animal-headed gods.
| ISBN | 0192854194 | | Pages | 208 | | ISBN13 | 9780192854193
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 174 | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Very Short Introductions | | Publication date | 22 Jul 2004 | | Height (mm) | 174 | | Library of Congress | DT83 | | Width (mm) | 111 | | DEWEY | 932.01 | | Spine width (mm) | 12 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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| 1 | | Introduction : the story so far | | 1 | | 2 | | Discovering and inventing : constructing ancient Egypt | | 29 | | 3 | | History : building chronologies and writing histories | | 48 | | 4 | | Writing : the origins and implications of hieroglyphs | | 72 | | 5 | | Kingship : stereotyping and the 'oriental despot' | | 82 | | 6 | | Identity : issues of ethnicity, race, and gender | | 101 | | 7 | | Death : mummification, dismemberment, and the cult of Osiris | | 113 | | 8 | | Religion : Egyptian gods and temples | | 126 | | 9 | | Egyptomania : the recycling and reinventing of Egypt's icons and images | | 137 |
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