Ancient Egypt in the Museum: Concepts and Constructions
Year: 2010
Type: other
Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Egypt in Early Collections: Natural or Not? “Discovering” Egypt: The New Muse “Othering” Egypt: The Colonial Era Organizing Egypt: Taxonomies of Museums, Objects, and Disciplines Embodying Egypt: Race and Mummies Owning Egypt: Interpretation, Consumption, and the Antiquities Trade Conclusion Further Reading
Author: Christina Riggs
Institution: University of Oxford
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1577166042