Best of
Egypt
1986
The Beacon at Alexandria
Gillian Bradshaw - 1986
Disguising herself as a eunuch she flees Ephesus for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes drawn into Church politics and is forced once again to flee. She serves as an army doctor at a Roman outpost in Thrace until, kidnapped by barbarian Visigoths, she finds her destiny to heal and also to be a woman and a wife.
Reveal And Conceal: Dress In Contemporary Egypt
Andrea B. Rugh - 1986
The author analyses contemporary social meanings found in the symbols of dress and shows the way groups and individuals use the symbols like a language to reveal or conceal significant aspects of their personal identities. Reveal and Conceal contains thirty-three line drawings, clearly depicting the various modes and differences in dress. Forty-eight photographs are included in the book, most of which were taken by the author during her extensive interviews with the women and men of the Egyptian villages and cities she researched.
A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
George Hart - 1986
It details the major gods and goddesses and presents a broad survey of others, giving a vivid picture of the complexity and richness of the imagery of Egyptian mythology.
The Birds Of Ancient Egypt
Patrick F. Houlihan - 1986
In addition the birds' role in secular and religious life is examined and an attempt is made to compare present day range with that of antiquity.
The Other Nile: Journeys in Egypt, The Sudan and Ethiopia
Charlie Pye-Smith - 1986