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Informationen zum Autor Authored by El Daly, Okasha Klappentext Egyptology: The Missing Millennium brings together for the first time the disciplines of Egyptology and Islamic Studies! seeking to overturn the conventional opinion of Western scholars that Moslims/Arabs had no interest in pre-Islamic cultures. This book examines a neglected period of a thousand years in the history of Egyptology! from the Moslem annexation of Egypt in the seventh century CE until the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century. Zusammenfassung Examines a neglected period in the history of Egyptology, from the Moslem annexation of Egypt in the 7th century CE until the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century. This book is aimed at academics and students of archaeology, Islamic studies and Egyptology, as well as anyone with a general interest in Egyptian history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Making of an Interpretatio Arabica of Ancient Egypt; Chapter 3 Treasure Hunting; Chapter 4 Medieval Arab Archaeological Methods and Descriptions; Chapter 5 Medieval Arab Attempts to Decipher Ancient Egyptian Scripts; Chapter 6 Medieval Arabic Concepts of Ancient Egyptian Religion; Chapter 7 Egyptian Mummia, Mummification and Burial Practices in Medieval Arabic Sources; Chapter 8 Egyptian Science in Medieval Arabic Sources; Chapter 9 Egyptian Kingship and State Administration; Chapter 10 Conclusions;
