Research Blog #9- argument and Counter Argument

 My Argument or research Question was, Exactly why and how did the Hieroglyphs, Pyramids and Mummies lead to the association between Ancient Egypt and the occult, in Western Culture and Media? Furthermore, how did the idea and cultural representation of Egypt as a whole become altered due to the portrayal and interpretations of the hieroglyphs and mummies? I am answering this question by providing specific cases in which these discoveries shed light on occult rituals or practices used by the Ancient Egyptians such as the Boo of the dead, or mummification as a whole as a way to enter the afterworld.

However, one source I somewhat disagree with is

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

In this book, Glynn describes how Egypt is portrayed in a altered fashion because of the exaggeration of the magical practices in films. However, Although we may never know, The Egyptians could very well have been able to use magic or magical powers, and the depictions on the screen would then not be an exaggeration, because the Egyptians truly had the knowledge and powers as shown in many mummy movies. Because so much mystery and ambiguity is involved, we truly do not know the extent of the knowledge of the Ancient Egyptians, therefore we cannot assume the depictions of magical spells and powers in movies to be an exaggeration or false.

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