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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455273303321

Autore

David A. Rosalie (Ann Rosalie)

Titolo

The experience of ancient Egypt [[electronic resource] /] / Rosalie David

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000

ISBN

1-280-32380-9

0-203-40493-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

Experience of Archaeology

Disciplina

932/.0072

Soggetti

Egyptology - History

Electronic books.

Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE EXPERIENCE OF ANCIENT EGYPT; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: A Portrait of Ancient Egypt; Chapter I The Historical Outline ofAncient Egypt; Chapter II Funerary Beliefs andCustoms; Chapter III The Religion of the Living; Chapter IV Everyday Life; Chapter V Literary Sources; Part2: The Development of Egyptology; Chapter VI Classical and Medieval Interest in Egypt; Chapter VII The Renaissance Period; Chapter VIII The Decipherment of  Egyptian Hieroglyphs; Chapter IX Recording the Monuments; Chapter X Excavating the Sites

Chapter XI The Contribution ofBiomedical StudiesConclusion; Suggested Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 E