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A History of World Egyptology

Aidan Dodson, Salima Ikram, Andrew Bednarski, Amr Omar, Philippe Mainterot,British Isles, Maarten Raven, Jean-Michel Bruffaerts, Tine Bagh, Thomas Gertzen, Susanne Voss, Maximilian Georg, Ernst Czerny, Hana Navratilova, Aurélie Cuenod, Katalin Kóthay, Adéla Jůnová Macková, Joachim Śliwa, Andrey Bolshakov, Alba María Villar Gómez, Peter Lacovara, Zoe McQuinn, Jiro Kondo, Nozomu Kawai, Boyo Ockinga, Daniel Rafaelić
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  • Date Published: May 2021
  • availability: Available
  • format: Hardback
  • isbn: 9781107062832

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  • A History of World Egyptology is a ground-breaking reference work that traces the study of ancient Egypt over the past 150 years. Global in purview, it enlarges our understanding of how and why people have looked, and continue to look, into humankind's distant past through the lens of the enduring allure of ancient Egypt. Written by an international team of scholars, the volume investigates how territories around the world have engaged with, and have been inspired by, ancient Egypt and its study, and how that engagement has evolved over time. Chapters present a specific territory from different perspectives, including institutional and national, while examining a range of transnational links as well. The volume thus touches on multiple strands of scholarship, embracing not only Egyptology, but also social history, the history of science and reception studies. It will appeal to amateurs and professionals with an interest in the histories of Egypt, archaeology and science.

    • Provides a holistic study of the study of ancient Egypt
    • Gives individual territories involved with Egyptology's development their own voice
    • Includes socio-cultural in addition to academic interactions with ancient Egypt
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    Reviews & endorsements

    'It is both immensely detailed and generally accessible …' Andrew Robinson, Nature

    'While other (both more narrative, but also overtly critical) histories of the discipline have appeared recently, for breadth and detail of coverage this sizeable volume is difficult to rival.' Ancient Egypt Magazine

    'This highly readable volume is an indispensable resource for every library … Highly recommended.' C. C. Mattusch, Choice Magazine

    '… for breadth and detail of coverage, this sizeable volume is difficult to rival … [it] marks something of a landmark to marshal this material into one relatively easy-to-use source. An extensive bibliography and index are genuinely helpful.' Campbell Price, Ancient Egypt Magazine

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    • Date Published: May 2021
    • format: Hardback
    • isbn: 9781107062832
    • length: 594 pages
    • dimensions: 287 x 225 x 38 mm
    • weight: 1.68kg
    • contains: 3 maps
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Preface
    Abbreviations and conventions used in the text
    A note on academic titles
    The contributors
    Maps
    Introduction
    1. The prehistory of Egyptology, Aidan Dodson, Salima Ikram and Andrew Bednarski
    2. Egypt, Salima Ikram and Amr Omar
    3. France, Philippe Mainterot
    4. The British Isles, Aidan Dodson
    5. The Netherlands, Maarten Raven
    6. Belgium, Jean-Michel Bruffaerts
    7. The Nordic countries, Tine Bagh
    8. Prussia and Germany, Thomas Gertzen, Susanne Voss and Maximilian Georg
    9. Austria, Ernst Czerny and Hana Navratilova
    10. Switzerland, Aurélie Cuenod
    11. Hungary, Katalin Kóthay
    12. Czechoslovakia, Hana Navratilova and Adéla Jůnová Macková
    13. Poland, Joachim Śliwa
    14. Russia, Andrey Bolshakov
    15. Italy, Patrizia Piacentini
    16. Spain, Alba María Villar Gómez
    17. United States of America, Peter Lacovara
    18. Canada, Zoe McQuinn
    19. Japan, Jiro Kondo and Nozomu Kawai
    20. Australasia, Boyo Ockinga
    21. Ancient Egypt in the cinema, Daniel Rafaelić
    22. Past and future, Salima Ikram, Aidan Dodson and Andrew Bednarski
    Bibliography
    Index.

  • Editors

    Andrew Bednarski, University of Cambridge
    Andrew Bednarski is an Egyptologist, nineteenth-century historian, and currently an Affiliated Scholar at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. He worked for many years for the American Research Center in Egypt, facilitating and directing projects in Cairo and Luxor. He has extensive excavation experience and has lectured and published broadly on ancient Egypt and its reception in the modern world. He has appeared in a number of televised documentaries.

    Aidan Dodson, University of Bristol
    Aidan Dodson is both an Egyptologist and a naval historian, and has taught at the University of Bristol since 1996, where he is now honorary full Professor of Egyptology; he was Chair of the Egypt Exploration Society from 2011 to 2016. A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, he is the author of more than twenty-five books and some four hundred articles and reviews, covering both his academic interests. He has lectured all over the world and often appeared on television and radio.

    Salima Ikram, American University in Cairo
    Salima Ikram is Distinguished University Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a National Geographic Explorer, her research interests include ancient Egyptian food, funerary practices, rock art, and archaeozoology. She has published extensively for diverse audiences and has frequently appeared on television and radio.

    Contributors

    Aidan Dodson, Salima Ikram, Andrew Bednarski, Amr Omar, Philippe Mainterot,British Isles, Maarten Raven, Jean-Michel Bruffaerts, Tine Bagh, Thomas Gertzen, Susanne Voss, Maximilian Georg, Ernst Czerny, Hana Navratilova, Aurélie Cuenod, Katalin Kóthay, Adéla Jůnová Macková, Joachim Śliwa, Andrey Bolshakov, Alba María Villar Gómez, Peter Lacovara, Zoe McQuinn, Jiro Kondo, Nozomu Kawai, Boyo Ockinga, Daniel Rafaelić

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