Egyptomania

Ronald H. Fritze is Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History at Athens State University, Alabama. He is the author of many books including New Worlds: The Great Voyages of Discovery 1400-1600 (2003) and Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions (Reaktion, 2009).

Introduction
 
Part One: Egyptomania through the Ages
One: The Real Egypt
Two: Ancient Egyptomania: Hebrews, Pharaohs and Plagues
Three: Classical Egyptomania: The Greeks and Romans
Four: Medieval Egyptomania: From St. Augustine to the Renaissance
Five: Egyptomania from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
Six: Napoleon’s Expedition to Egypt and the Birth of Modern Egyptomania
Seven: Nineteenth-century Egyptomania to the Discovery of Tut
Eight: The Rise of Mass Egyptomania: Tutankhamun, Tutmania and the Curse of the Mummy
 
Part Two: Varieties of Modern Egyptomania
Nine: Occult Egyptomania
Ten: Egyptomania on the Fringe of History
Eleven: African American Egyptomania
Twelve: Egyptomania and Fiction
 
Postscript
References
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Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index