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- catalog abstract "In this survey, Rosalie David shows how the attitudes, opinions and working practices of Egyptologists have shaped the structure of their subject. The Experience of Ancient Egypt provides a 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. --From publisher's description.".
- catalog contributor b11416081.
- catalog coverage "Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description "In this survey, Rosalie David shows how the attitudes, opinions and working practices of Egyptologists have shaped the structure of their subject. The Experience of Ancient Egypt provides a 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. --From publisher's description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. A Portrait of Ancient Egypt. I. The Historical Outline of Ancient Egypt. II. Funerary Beliefs and Customs. III. The Religion of the Living. IV. Everyday Life. V. Literary Sources -- pt. 2. The Development of Egyptology. VI. Classical and Medieval Interest in Egypt. VII. The Renaissance Period. VIII. The Decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. IX. Recording the Monuments. X. Excavating the Sites. XI. The Contribution of Biomedical Studies.".
- catalog extent "xxii, 192 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0415032636 (hb.)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C.".
- catalog subject "932/.0072 21".
- catalog subject "Egyptology History.".
- catalog subject "PJ1071 .D38 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. A Portrait of Ancient Egypt. I. The Historical Outline of Ancient Egypt. II. Funerary Beliefs and Customs. III. The Religion of the Living. IV. Everyday Life. V. Literary Sources -- pt. 2. The Development of Egyptology. VI. Classical and Medieval Interest in Egypt. VII. The Renaissance Period. VIII. The Decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. IX. Recording the Monuments. X. Excavating the Sites. XI. The Contribution of Biomedical Studies.".
- catalog title "The experience of ancient Egypt / Rosalie David.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".