Mysterious Lands covers two kinds of encounters. First, encounters
which actually occurred between Egypt and specific foreign lands,
and second, those the Egyptians created by inventing imaginary
lands. Some of the actual foreign lands are mysterious, in that we
know of them only through Egyptian sources, both written and
pictorial, and the actual locations of such lands remain unknown.
These encounters led to reciprocal influences of varying intensity.
The Egyptians also created imaginary lands (pseudo-geographic
entities with distinctive inhabitants and cultures) in order to
meet religious, intellectual and emotional needs. Scholars
disagree, sometimes vehemently, about the locations and cultures of
some important but geographically disputed actual lands. As for
imaginary lands, they continually need to be re-explored as our
understanding of Egyptian religion and literature deepens.
Mysterious Lands provides a clear account of this subject and will
be a stimulating read for scholars, students or the interested
public.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Encounters with Ancient Egypt |
| Release date: |
July 2017 |
| First published: |
2018 |
| Editors: |
David O'Connor
• Stephen Quirke
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-40442-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-138-40442-X |
| Barcode: |
9781138404427 |
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