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Christine El Mahdy

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Christine El Mahdy (née Hobson, born Christine Margaret Bamford; 31 May 1950 – 7 February 2008) was an English Egyptologist, lecturer and author.[1]

Career

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El Mahdy was a specialist in the Amarna Period[2] and the pharaoh Tutankhamun. She used archaeological and historical evidence to reconstruct the life of the boy King and the cause of his death,[3][4] and re-evaluated the embellishment of the story of the revenge curse and discovery of his tomb.[5][6] She also wrote about techniques for embalming the dead,[7] the origins, superstitions[8] and purpose of mummification,[9] and the traditional nature of ancient Egyptians in art, medicine and architecture.[10] She was an expert on the Coptic language.[2]

She lectured at Yeovil College,[6] directed the Egyptian society[11] and worked with the British School of Egyptology.[12] She was employed for a time in the Egyptian department at the Bolton Museum and was responsible for the display of Egyptian material at the Liverpool University Museum.[2]

Books

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  • as Christine Hobson: Exploring the World of the Pharaohs: Complete Guide to Ancient Egypt. (Hardcover) Thames & Hudson, London 1987, ISBN 0-500-05046-5
  • Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London 1991 (Reprint), ISBN 0-500-27579-3
  • The Pyramid Builder: Cheops, the Pharaoh Behind the Great Pyramid, Headline Book Publishing, 1999, ISBN 978-0755310081
  • Tutankhamun – The Life and Death of the Boy King. Blessing, München 2000, ISBN 3-89667-072-7.
  • The Secret of the Great Pyramid. Deutsche Erstausgabe, 1. Auflage, Goldmann, München 2005, ISBN 3-442-15342-5
  • Egypt: 3000 Years of Civilization Brought to Light, Raincoast Book Distribution, 2005, ISBN 9781551928791

References

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  1. ^ "El - New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors". www.authorandbookinfo.com.
  2. ^ a b c Nyland, A. (1991). C. el mahdy, "mummies, myth and magic" (book review). Ancient History Resources for Teachers, 21(2), 105.
  3. ^ Blackwood, Gary L. (2006). Debatable Deaths. Marshall Cavendish. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7614-1888-7.
  4. ^ Williams, Robert C. (26 March 2015). The Forensic Historian: Using Science to Reexamine the Past. Routledge. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-317-45680-3.
  5. ^ Whiting, Jim (5 December 2019). The Life and Times of Rameses the Great. Mitchell Lane. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-1-5457-4849-7.
  6. ^ a b Meyerson, Daniel (19 May 2009). In the Valley of the Kings: Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb. Random House Publishing Group. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-345-51527-8.
  7. ^ Mccroy, Moy. "History under wraps / Review of 'Mummies, Myth and Magic' by Christine El Mahdy". New Scientist. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ Robson, David (2011). The Mummy. Capstone. ISBN 978-1-60152-320-4.
  9. ^ Cohen, Daniel (1997). Raising the Dead. Cobblehill Books, Dutton. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-525-65255-7.
  10. ^ Paganini, Rico (11 August 2021). GIZA LEGACY: Is humankind at a turning point? Expedition into the mysterious realms of the Pyramid and the Sphinx – A key to both our origin and our future. ISBN 978-3-9523982-3-4.
  11. ^ "Christine El Mahdy - Authors - Macmillan".
  12. ^ Elkington, David (6 April 2021). The Ancient Language of Sacred Sound: The Acoustic Science of the Divine. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-64411-166-6.
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  • Interview on the Discovery Channel in 2002 - via YouTube
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