Egyptomania

A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy

Ronald H. Fritze (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

464 Seiten

2020
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-348-5 (ISBN)

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A historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the imagination.

Now available in paperback, Egyptomania takes us on a historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the imagination, a land of strange gods, mysterious magic, secret knowledge, monumental pyramids, enigmatic sphinxes and immense wealth. Egypt has always exerted a powerful attraction on the Western mind, and an array of figures have been drawn to the idea of Egypt. Even the practical-minded Napoleon dreamed of Egyptian glory and helped open the antique land to explorers.
Ronald H. Fritze goes beyond art and architecture to reveal Egyptomania's impact on religion, philosophy, historical study, literature, travel, science and popular culture. All those who remain captivated by the ongoing phenomenon of Egyptomania will revel in the mysteries uncovered in this book.

Ronald H. Fritze is Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History at Athens State University, Alabama. He is the author of many books including New Worlds: The Great Voyages of Discovery 1400-1600 (2003) and Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions (Reaktion, 2009).

Introduction

Part One: Egyptomania through the Ages
One: The Real Egypt
Two: Ancient Egyptomania: Hebrews, Pharaohs and Plagues
Three: Classical Egyptomania: The Greeks and Romans
Four: Medieval Egyptomania: From St. Augustine to the Renaissance
Five: Egyptomania from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
Six: Napoleon’s Expedition to Egypt and the Birth of Modern Egyptomania
Seven: Nineteenth-century Egyptomania to the Discovery of Tut
Eight: The Rise of Mass Egyptomania: Tutankhamun, Tutmania and the Curse of the Mummy

Part Two: Varieties of Modern Egyptomania
Nine: Occult Egyptomania
Ten: Egyptomania on the Fringe of History
Eleven: African American Egyptomania
Twelve: Egyptomania and Fiction

Postscript
References
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	08.02.2021
Zusatzinfo	50 illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-78914-348-9 / 1789143489
ISBN-13	978-1-78914-348-5 / 9781789143485
Zustand	Neuware