Ancient Egypt: Facts and Fictions

Stephen E. Thompsonauthor

Stephen E. Thompson,, PhD, is associate director for student life at NSU University School, Davie, Florida. He has taught at Brown University, Boston University, Rhode Island College, Florida Atlantic University, and Brigham Young University.

20191130

ABC-CLIO

Pages	264
Topics	Cleopatra and the Fall of the Roman Republic;Dependence on Slave Labor;Divinity of the Pharaoh;Egyptian Use of Curses to Protect Tombs;Egyptian Worship of Animals;Myths of Osiris and Horus and Their Relation to Christianity;Nature of the Egyptian Hieroglyphic Writing System;World History

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9781440854941

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Comprising a unique collection of primary sources, this book critically examines several topics relating to ancient Egypt that are of high interest to readers but about which misconceptions abound.

• Provides an accurate view of the role of slavery in ancient Egyptian society

• Discusses the ancient Egyptian conception of divinity and how it applied to the pharaoh and the use of animals in Egyptian worship and religious iconography

• Critically examines the controversial proposition that Jesus never existed but was a myth created from ancient Egyptian stories about Osiris and Horus

• Explains the purposes for which the pyramids were built, based on ancient Egyptian texts found within the pyramids themselves

• Provides evidence for how misconceptions about ancient Egypt developed and spread, along with support for what we now believe to be the historical truths

• Directs users to additional sources of information for further study

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