The lavishly illustrated pages of this oversize volume will capture the world of mighty pharaohs; great pyramids; and magnificent temples on the banks of the Nile. The book will take the reader on an unforgettable journey into ancient Egypt's world of Ramses II; Seti; and Tutankhamun; as well as all the pharaohs who left evidence of their mighty works and their culture's achievements. Egypt of the Pharaohs will also delve into the generations of explorers; treasure hunters; and archaeologists who - with not always honorable objectives - have searched; plundered; and studied Egypt's past glories. The search continues today; and this book will relate the latest findings of modern-day archaeologists who are charting ruined temples in cyberspace and recreating ancient Egypt with computer technology.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great; with some side-notes...By Houman Z. EmamiThe research and scholarship in these works are important. However; I find a difficulty with most western scholars on the Islamic world. They have a tendency to insist - overemphasize - on the ancients like Avicenna and Suhrawardi; as having received much of their wisdom from the Greeks. This is clearly false for one who has been born in that culture; like myself; especially; for one who has also lived in it. It reduces the treasures of one's own ancestry into less; and that is not right. Although many scholars do this due to misunderstandings and their own unconscious whims - such as; when Coleman Barks first published "The Essential Rumi" with deliberately including many translation passages that involved sexual connotations; then having to publicly apologize for it (since Rumi has no such intentions in the larger context) - and I am glad Barks did apologize; as it showed his aptness to growth. Still many western scholars are still learning this lesson. As a result; whilst this is a helpful rendition of scholarly sourcebook; one should look-up scholars like S. H. Nasr and M. Fakhry on this subject with deeper interest; as they are speak of their own homelands in the English language; in greater depth and breadth.
