Views of Ancient Egypt since Napoleon Bonaparte: Imperialism Colonialism and Modern AppropriationsTaylor & Francis, 12. okt. 2012 - 250 síður The discipline of Egyptology has been criticized for being too insular, with little awareness of the development of archaeologies elsewhere. It has remained theoretically underdeveloped. For example the role of Ancient Egypt within Africa has rarely been considered jointly by Egyptologists and Africanists. Egypt's own view of itself has been neglected; views of it in the ancient past, in more recent times and today have remained underexposed. Encounters with Ancient Egypt is a series of eight books which addresses these issues. The books interrelate, inform and illuminate one another and will appeal to a wide market including academics, students and the general public interested in archaeology, egyptology, anthropology, architecture, design and history. This book addresses some of the main themes of the study of Egypt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In a combination of case studies and discursive chapters, the status of Egypt as an important example of traditional Orientalist scholarship, and as an ancient model of imperialism itself, is examined. Contributions range from studies of nineteenth century antiquarianism, and the collecting of Egyptian antiquities as an extension of the territorial ambitions and rivalries of the European powers, to explorations of how Egypt is understood and interpreted in contemporary societies. Views of Ancient Egypt also considers the way in which Ancient Egypt has been adopted by less privileged members of some societies as a cultural icon of past greatness. |
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... civilization (see MacDonald 2003; O'Connor and Reid 2003a: 3, 7–8; Scham, Chapter 11) is particularly bound up with the attribution of Greek culture not just to Egyptian inspiration or influence but to an actual Egyptian presence in the ...
... civilization. The idea of a physical link to the pharaohs was irresistible to visitors and commentators, particularly from Victorian Britain, but what is perhaps most instructive is their disappointment with, and even disdain for, the ...
... civilization, being inspired by the study of Ancient Egypt (see also Mu-Chou Poo 1998; The Times, 1 May 2002, for an up-to-date example of 'civilization-building' in the form of a Chinese “Egyptian-style” pyramid). New World involvement ...
... civilizations in order to assume a supreme position in the order of the world . Empires embody the notion of the ' end of world ' : their supremacy is based on re - directing the course of human civilization so that they can be regarded ...
... civilization of Egypt as the arrantest humbug” (in Stavrianos 1981: 217–218). That a Minister of Foreign Affairs would use in his political discourse terms of cultural reference (a practice that continues today in international ...
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