Ancient Egypt: Facts and Fictions (Historical Facts and Fictions)
ABC-CLIO
ISBN13:
9781440854934
$77.00
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
- | Author: Stephen E. Thompson
- | Publisher: ABC-CLIO
- | Publication Date: November 30, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 241 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1440854939
- | ISBN-13: 9781440854934
- Author:
- Stephen E. Thompson
- Publisher:
- ABC-CLIO
- Publication Date:
- November 30, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 241 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 1440854939
- ISBN-13:
- 9781440854934