Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
Shaw, Ian
Oxford University Press
01/2021
224
Mole
Inglês
9780198845461
15 a 20 dias
162
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
10: The 'Arab Spring', new museums, and cultural heritage in modern Egypt
References
Further reading
Useful websites
Glossary
Timeline
Index
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
10: The 'Arab Spring', new museums, and cultural heritage in modern Egypt
References
Further reading
Useful websites
Glossary
Timeline
Index