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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul HarrisonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9781138102996ISBN 10: 1138102997 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 18 December 2017 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart 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; AppendixReviews"""Profane Egyptologists is the first monograph-length discussion of the subject, and is the product of a fouryear study conducted as part of Paul Harrison’s Ph.D. research. In this, it is a pioneering and welcome contribution on a poorly understood movement......It is an important work, and it is hoped that its pioneering contribution inspires further research into Kemeticism and to the use of ancient Egypt by modern religious communities more broadly."" Ethan Doyle White, University College London, UK" Profane Egyptologists is the first monograph-length discussion of the subject, and is the product of a fouryear study conducted as part of Paul Harrison's Ph.D. research. In this, it is a pioneering and welcome contribution on a poorly understood movement......It is an important work, and it is hoped that its pioneering contribution inspires further research into Kemeticism and to the use of ancient Egypt by modern religious communities more broadly. Ethan Doyle White, University College London, UK Profane Egyptologists is the first monograph-length discussion of the subject, and is the product of a fouryear study conducted as part of Paul Harrison's Ph.D. research. In this, it is a pioneering and welcome contribution on a poorly understood movement......It is an important work, and it is hoped that its pioneering contribution inspires further research into Kemeticism and to the use of ancient Egypt by modern religious communities more broadly. Ethan Doyle White, University College London, UK Profane Egyptologists is the first monograph-length discussion of the subject, and is the product of a fouryear study conducted as part of Paul Harrison's Ph.D. research. In this, it is a pioneering and welcome contribution on a poorly understood movement......It is an important work, and it is hoped that its pioneering contribution inspires further research into Kemeticism and to the use of ancient Egypt by modern religious communities more broadly. Ethan Doyle White, University College London, UK Author InformationPaul 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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