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Profane Egyptologists is the first in-depth study of the now-global phenomena of Kemeticism. It highlights key players in their own words, utilising extensive interviews, revealing a continuum of beliefs and practices spanning eight years of community growth. Profane Egyptologists will be of value to scholars and students of Egyptolo
List of contents
Part I: Why Kemeticism?; 1. Introduction; 2. Estbalishing orthodoxy; 3. Breaking down the doors;
Part II: Pharaonic Religion; 4. Power station, people's opiate, or proof of piety?; 5. Faith or decorum? Tracing Amarna upheaval, mourning and mysticism in text and archaeology;
Part III: Esoterica and Egyptology; 6. Early encounters; 7. Kemetic Orthodoxy and the House of Netjer; 8. Independent practitioners and splinter movements; 9. Ideologies; 10. Practices; 11. Objects; 12. Discussion: 'contested' resources or continuum?; 13. Conclusion: 'recon'-ceptualising Egypt; Bibliography; Appendix
About the author
Paul Harrison gained an MA and PhD from UCL, where he is an Honorary Lecturer for the Institute of Archaeology. He has appeared on the History Channel and Sky News as an historical expert, and lectured at UCL and the British Museum. His areas of research include Egyptomania, public engagement, political appropriations of the past, spirituality and the occult, and the intersection of history with ethnicity. His recent work focuses on historical communication in print and media. He is currently working on his second book and finishing a documentary based on archaeological conservation.
Summary
Profane Egyptologists is the first in-depth study of the now-global phenomena of Kemeticism. It highlights key players in their own words, utilising extensive interviews, revealing a continuum of beliefs and practices spanning eight years of community growth. Profane Egyptologists will be of value to scholars and students of Egyptolo
