{"product_id":"alternative-egyptology-von-undefined","title":"Alternative Egyptology","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a mummy on board the Titanic to the pyramids¿ alignment with the stars, from psychoactive mushrooms to the lost realm of Atlantis: alternative interpretations of ancient Egypt, often summarised as ¿alternative Egyptology¿, have always focused on subjects that others shunned. Ever since the birth of scholarly Egyptology with the decipherment of the hieroglyphic script two hundred years ago, alternative interpretations and imaginative theories have flourished alongside it. They intertwined with egalitarian and spiritual tendencies in society during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when ancient Egypt inspired countless mediums, artists, and movements from freemasonry to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. More recently alternative interpretations have inspired comic-book authors and nationalist Chinese bloggers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt would be a mistake, however, for academics to simply view these alternative theories as fantasies that are best ignored. Their lasting popular impact needs to be assessed and (publicly) addressed by Egyptology, but they may in fact also open up fresh perspectives for research. The contributors to this volume critically explore various aspects of ¿alternative Egyptology¿, assessing its impact on society and scholarship, and finding ways for Egyptology to relate to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen van den Bercken\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifting the Veil of Isis: Egyptian Reception and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Tully\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿Someone Who Has Power and Who Understands¿: Egyptology, Egyptosophy and the ¿Truth¿ about Ancient Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJasmine Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleister Crowley¿s Egypt: The Stele of Revealing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaiken Mosleth King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasurement Standards and Double Standards: Reassessing Charles Piazzi Smyth¿s Egyptological Reputation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Potter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Orion Correlation Theory: Past, Present, and Future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillem van Haarlem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh Times in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrea Sinclair\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBatman and the Book of the Dead: Alternative Egyptology or ¿Just for Fun¿?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnaud Quertinmont\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSphinxes of Mars: Science, Fiction, and Nineteenth-Century Ancient Aliens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleanor Dobson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Paul Schliemann: Reality or Fake News?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Pierre Pätznick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas Narmer a Chinese emperor? Alternative History of Ancient Egypt in China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTian Tian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Occult Egyptian Mural Discovered in a Brazilian Freemasons¿ Temple\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Henrique de Toledo Stella\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Son of the Sun: Christian Egyptosophy and Victorian Egyptology in the Egyptian Romances of H. Rider Haggard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Magus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pillar of Fire and the Sea of Reeds: Identifying the Locations along the Route of the Exodus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuub Pragt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillem van Haarlem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9789464261615\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9789464261615","offer_id":48413276766533,"sku":"9789464261615","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/52dd0a6a-988b-45dd-bce2-10e6ac87d6fb.jpg?v=1777533341","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/alternative-egyptology-von-undefined","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}