Ancient Egypt : A Very Short Introduction.
Ian. Shaw
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oxford : : Oxford University Press, UK, , 2004.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (209 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; 1 Introduction: the story so far; 2 Discovering and inventing: constructing ancient Egypt; 3 History: building chronologies and writing histories; 4 Writing: the origins and implications of hieroglyphs; 5 Kingship: stereotyping and the 'oriental despot'; 6 Identity: issues of ethnicity, race, and gender; 7 Death: mummification, dismemberment, and the cult of Osiris; 8 Religion: Egyptian gods and temples; 9 Egyptomania: the recycling and reinventing of Egypt's icons and images; References; Further reading; Useful websites; Glossary. - TimelineIndex;. - 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? - ;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 Sh
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| Sjanger | Electronic books. . - Oversiktsverk : (uri)https://id.nb.no/vocabulary/ntsf/221. - Oversiktsverker (Form) : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01307. - Oversiktsverker
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| ISBN | 0192854194. - 9780192854193
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