Consuming Ancient Egypt (Encounters With Ancient Egypt) [Paperback]

Sally MacDonald (Editor), Michael Rice (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1598742035 | ISBN-13: 978-1598742039 | Publication Date: October 15, 2003

Consuming Ancient Egypt examines the influence of Ancient Egypt on the everyday lives of contemporary people, of all ages, throughout the world. It looks at the Egypt tourist sees, Egypt in film and Egypt as the inspiration for opera. It asks why so many books are published each year on Egyptological subjects at all levels, from the austerely academic to the riotous celebrations of Egypt as a land of mystery, enchantment and fantasy. It then considers the ways in which Ancient Egypt interacts with the living world, in architecture, museum going, the acquisition of souvenirs and reproductions, design, and the perpetual appeal of the mummy. The significance of Egypt as an adjunct to (and frequently the subject of) marketing in the consumer society is examined. It reveals much about Egypt's immemorial appeal and the psychology of those who succumb to its magic.

Editorial Reviews

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'the series is well organized,informative and comprehensive. Through careful analysis of a multiplicity of sources at hand, the authors, who come from a great variety of disciplines, have presented us with a series that is at once substantial as well as engaging and innovative. An extraordinary work of synthesis, the series promises to endure as an important contribution to the study of Ancient Egypt.' Professor Ronald J Leprohon, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilisation, University of Toronto. 'The final group comprises two books. Consuming Ancient Egypt and Impotep Today: Egyptianizing Architecture. The first is a departure from traditional Egyptology territory but a welcome one. Here we find papers dealing with "Mummymania" for the masses - is Egyptology cursed by the mummy's curse?" (by Carter Lupton). Similarly, El Daly asks "what do tourists learn of Egypt?" giving insight into the "tourist experience" - which is not, perhaps, the one that most Egyptologists would like to take away from the country.' Times Higher Educational Supplement, 17 December 2004 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Left Coast Press (October 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598742035
• ISBN-13: 978-1598742039
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,548,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)