The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology

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The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology

Author	: Ian Shaw
File Size	: 49,8 Mb
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Language	: English
Release Date	: 11 May 2020
ISBN	: 9780199271870
Pages	: 1300 pages

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The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology by Ian Shaw Book PDF Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology offers a comprehensive survey of the entire study of ancient Egypt, from prehistory through to the end of the Roman period. Authoritative yet accessible, and covering a wide range of topics, it is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and general readers alike.

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The unique relationship between word and image in ancient Egypt is a defining feature of that ancient culture's records. All hieroglyphic texts are composed of images, and large-scale figural imagery in temples and tombs is often accompanied by texts. Epigraphy and palaeography are two distinct, but closely related, ways of

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"Among the broad spectrum of ancient Egyptian religious literature, the Book of the Dead is the most representative of the mortuary religion and of the magical and ritual practices belonging to it. Moreover, its rich corpus of texts and images provides unique information on the scribal practices, mortuary traditions, myths,

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The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology by Ian Shaw,Elizabeth Bloxam

The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology offers a comprehensive survey of the entire study of ancient Egypt from prehistory through to the end of the Roman period. It seeks to place Egyptology within its theoretical, methodological, and historical contexts, indicating how the subject has evolved and discussing its distinctive contemporary problems,

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