Histories of Egyptology:Interdisciplinary Measures

Carruthers, William, ed. (2015) Histories of Egyptology:Interdisciplinary Measures. Routledge, New York and Abingdon. ISBN 9780415843690

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Abstract

Histories of Egyptology are increasingly of interest: to Egyptologists, archaeologists, historians, and others. Yet, particularly as Egypt undergoes a contested process of political redefinition, how do we write these histories, and what (or who) are they for?  This volume addresses a variety of important themes, the historical involvement of Egyptology with the political sphere, the manner in which the discipline stakes out its professional territory, the ways in which practitioners represent Egyptological knowledge, and the relationship of this knowledge to the public sphere. Histories of Egyptology provides the basis to understand how Egyptologists constructed their discipline. Yet the volume also demonstrates how they construct ancient Egypt, and how that construction interacts with much wider concerns: of society, and of the making of the modern world.

Item Type: Book
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Art History and World Art Studies
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Date Deposited: 28 Nov 2018 10:30
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2023 10:47
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/69059
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