A History of World Egyptology

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A History of World Egyptology is a ground-breaking reference work that traces the study of ancient Egypt over the past 150 years. Global in purview, it enlarges our understanding of how and why people have looked, and continue to look, into humankind's distant past through the lens of the enduring allure of ancient Egypt. Written by an international team of scholars, the volume investigates how territories around the world have engaged with, and have been inspired by, ancient Egypt and its study, and how that engagement has evolved over time. Chapters present a specific territory from different perspectives, including institutional and national, while examining a range of transnational links as well. The volume thus touches on multiple strands of scholarship, embracing not only Egyptology, but also social history, the history of science and reception studies. It will appeal to amateurs and professionals with an interest in the histories of Egypt, archaeology and science.

Andrew Bednarski is an Egyptologist, nineteenth-century historian, and currently an Affiliated Scholar at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. He worked for many years for the American Research Center in Egypt, facilitating and directing projects in Cairo and Luxor. He has extensive excavation experience and has lectured and published broadly on ancient Egypt and its reception in the modern world. He has appeared in a number of televised documentaries. Aidan Dodson is both an Egyptologist and a naval historian, and has taught at the University of Bristol since 1996, where he is now honorary full Professor of Egyptology; he was Chair of the Egypt Exploration Society from 2011 to 2016. A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, he is the author of more than twenty-five books and some four hundred articles and reviews, covering both his academic interests. He has lectured all over the world and often appeared on television and radio. Salima Ikram is Distinguished University Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a National Geographic Explorer, her research interests include ancient Egyptian food, funerary practices, rock art, and archaeozoology. She has published extensively for diverse audiences and has frequently appeared on television and radio.

'It is both immensely detailed and generally accessible ...' Andrew Robinson, Nature 'While other (both more narrative, but also overtly critical) histories of the discipline have appeared recently, for breadth and detail of coverage this sizeable volume is difficult to rival.' Ancient Egypt Magazine 'This highly readable volume is an indispensable resource for every library ... Highly recommended.' C. C. Mattusch, Choice Magazine '... for breadth and detail of coverage, this sizeable volume is difficult to rival ... [it] marks something of a landmark to marshal this material into one relatively easy-to-use source. An extensive bibliography and index are genuinely helpful.' Campbell Price, Ancient Egypt Magazine