Research Blog #5

 Research Question:

Many people have different theories on the different practices and activities of the ancient Egyptians. There are many mysteries which have not been uncovered about these ancient peoples. However, as much as we know, how did our knowledge of the pyramids and magical interpretation of the hieroglyphs lead to the occultation of Egypt in the western mind and media? Did these ancient civilizations have connections with otherworldly beings? Why did the Egyptian hieroglyphs and mummies spark rumors and theories about magic and otherworldly beings or practices in Egypt?(curse of the mummy)

Works Cited:

Glynn, Basil. The Mummy on Screen: Orientalism and Monstrosity in Horror Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019.

Forman, Werner, and Stephen. Quirke. Hieroglyphs and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt . University of Oklahoma Press, 1996.

Nell, Erin, and Clive Ruggles. “The Orientations of the Giza Pyramids and Associated Structures.” Journal for the History of Astronomy, vol. 45, no. 3, SAGE Publications, 2014, pp. 304–60, doi:10.1177/0021828614533065.

  Westerfeld, Jennifer Taylor. Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019.

Lehrich, Christopher. The Occult Mind : Magic in Theory and Practice . Cornell University Press,, 2012, doi:10.7591/9780801460548

Teeter, Emily. Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt. Cambridge University Press, 2011.




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