The experience of ancient Egypt / Rosalie David.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

David, A. Rosalie (Ann Rosalie)

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egyptology--History.

Egyptology.

History.

Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

Egypt.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xxii, 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Summary:

In this intriguing survey, Rosalie David shows how the attitudes, opinions and working practices of Egyptologists have shaped the structure of their endlessly fascinating subject. "The Experience of Ancient Egypt" provides an engaging portrait of what we know about ancient Egypt today, examining issues of religion, beliefs and practices surrounding death, everyday life, and literature. David then looks at the history of Egyptology itself--tracing the discipline from its classical roots, through the deciphering of hieroglyphs in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the most up-to-date biomedical and archaeological techniques.

Notes:

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

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

0415032636

OCLC:

41320127