Ancient Egypt : a very short introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | Shaw, Ian, 1961- |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
| Description: | 192 p. : ill., 1 map ; 18 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Very short introductions |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5357520 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.