Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction

• Ian Shaw is one of the foremost authorities on Ancient Egypt.
• Considers all aspects of ancient Egyptian culture, from tombs and mummies to the discovery of artefacts, and the decipherment of hieroglyphs.
• Examines the impact of Egyptology on various aspects of popular culture such as cinema, fiction writing, and opera.

Readership: The general reader interested in Ancient Egypt and Egpytology; students and teachers of ancient history and archaeology; museum goers

1: Introduction: the story so far
2: Discovering and inventing: constructing ancient Egypt
3: History: building chronologies and writing histories
4: Writing: the origins and implications of hieroglyphs
5: Kingship: stereotyping and the 'oriental despot'
6: Identity: issues of ethnicity, race, and gender
7: Death: mummification, dismemberment, and the cult of Osiris
8: Religion: Egyptian gods and temples
9: Egyptomania: the recylcing and reinventing of Egypt's icons and images
References
Further reading
Useful websites
Glossary
Timeline
Index