A History of World Egyptology

This book appeals to amateurs and professionals interested in the history of Egyptology around the world. Its detail spanning some 150 years and two-dozen countries, this multi-authored, transnational volume shows where and how the study of ancient Egypt has developed, and why people have been both interested in, and inspired by, it.

Preface; Abbreviations and conventions used in the text; A note on academic titles; The contributors; Maps; Introduction; 1. The prehistory of Egyptology, Aidan Dodson, Salima Ikram and Andrew Bednarski; 2. Egypt, Salima Ikram and Amr Omar; 3. France, Philippe Mainterot; 4. The British Isles, Aidan Dodson; 5. The Netherlands, Maarten Raven; 6. Belgium, Jean-Michel Bruffaerts; 7. The Nordic countries, Tine Bagh; 8. Prussia and Germany, Thomas Gertzen, Susanne Voss and Maximilian Georg; 9. Austria, Ernst Czerny and Hana Navratilova; 10. Switzerland, Aurélie Cuenod; 11. Hungary, Katalin Kóthay; 12. Czechoslovakia, Hana Navratilova and Adéla J¿nová Macková; 13. Poland, Joachim ¿liwa; 14. Russia, Andrey Bolshakov; 15. Italy, Patrizia Piacentini; 16. Spain, Alba María Villar Gómez; 17. United States of America, Peter Lacovara; 18. Canada, Zoe McQuinn; 19. Japan, Jiro Kondo and Nozomu Kawai; 20. Australasia, Boyo Ockinga; 21. Ancient Egypt in the cinema, Daniel Rafaeli¿; 22. Past and future, Salima Ikram, Aidan Dodson and Andrew Bednarski; Bibliography; Index.