The Six Thousand and One Nights: an Archeology of Knowledge About Ancient Egypt
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From the perspective of knowledge archeology, "Six Thousand and One Nights" tells the story of the construction and evolution of ancient Egypt as "knowledge" in the Eastern and Western contexts over the past 6,000 years. From the Moon God and the Book of the Dead to the figurines on Freud's desk; from the Nile River and Tutankhamun's tomb to the pyramid-shaped casino in Las Vegas; from temple monuments and British "adventurers" to singer Rihanna's tattoo of the goddess Isis; from historical materials Cleopatra and Caesar in novels, Cleopatra in oil paintings and Hollywood movies... The author analyzes the different attitudes and purposes of the narrators or protagonists behind the colorful stories about Egypt, and leads readers to understand ancient Egypt beyond the pyramids. The archeology of knowledge is one of the cutting-edge topics in contemporary Western thought, and this book is a concentrated presentation and application of these latest ideological achievements. By reading this book, readers will not only reshape the impression of Egypt in their minds, but also learn a new way of thinking about problems and understanding the world.
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