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Antiquity Imagined - The Remarkable Legacy of Egypt and the Ancient Near East (Hardcover)
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Antiquity Imagined - The Remarkable Legacy of Egypt and the Ancient Near East (Hardcover)
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Outsiders have long attributed to the Middle East, and especially
to ancient Egypt, meanings that go way beyond the rational and
observable. The region has been seen as the source of civilization,
religion, the sciences and the arts; but also of mystical knowledge
and outlandish theories, whether about the Lost City of Atlantis or
visits by alien beings. In his exploration of how its past has been
creatively interpreted by later ages, Robin Derricourt surveys the
various claims that have been made for Egypt - particularly the
idea that it harbours an esoteric wisdom vital to the world's
survival. He looks at 'alternative' interpretations of the
pyramids, from maps of space and time to landing markers for UFOs;
at images of the Egyptian mummy and at the popular mythology of the
'pharaoh's curse'; and at imperialist ideas of racial superiority
that credited Egypt with spreading innovations and inventions as
far as the Americas, Australia and China. Including arcane ideas
about the Lost Ten Tribes of biblical Israel, the author enlarges
his focus to include the Levant.His book is the first to show in
depth how ancient Egypt and the surrounding lands have so
continuously and seductively tantalised the Western imagination.
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