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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Egyptians"”.
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Egypt for Which Egyptians? Copts and the Egyptian Nationalist Movement, 1882-1919
… part of Egyptian life; however, in this era when Egyptians began to envision their heritage via conceptions of language, history, religion and culture, Copts felt little connection to prevailing discourses invoking Islamic sentiments. Indeed they had more affinity to the then-lesspopular ideals …
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The influence of religion on the jewelry and ornaments of the ancient Egyptians
The digitized version of this thesis is a scanned copy of a bound photocopy.
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An iconographic investigation of the attributes and functions of Ancient Egyptian canine deities and their relation to death.
The Ancient Egyptians have always had a strong connection with their animals. This can be seen in the depictions of their gods as well as in their way of writing in hieroglyphics, in which multiple animal figures are used. The Ancient Egyptians are also associated strongly with the afterlife and …
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THE USE OF FACEBOOK IN THE EGYPTIAN JANUARY 25TH REVOLUTION: THE SPIRAL OF VOICE PROCESS
… dissertation was conducted to determine whether Egyptians’ use of Facebook between December 17, 2010 and February 11, 2011 affected their perceptions of majority and minority opinions about President Hosni Mubarak’s government and thus influenced their willingness to express their opinions about …
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Popularizing Egyptian Nationalism: Colloquial Culture and Media Capitalism, 1870-1919
… to collectively encompass the majority of Egyptians. The existing historiography however, places Egyptian nationalism exclusively within the realm of elite politics. Thus, this dissertation seeks to investigate the agency of ordinary Egyptians in constructing and negotiating national …
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Tra l’umano e il divino: la divinazione in Giamblico. Un commentario al terzo libro del De mysteriis.
… sage Giambilico's Treatise On the Mysteries of Egyptians. It is a ten books work and the third one was totally focused on Divination by the Author. Here he refutes and debates Porfirio's objections about the nature, the shapes and the teurgic aims the divination art can have. This essay follows …
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The Effects of Counseling on the Immediate and Delayed Recall of Self Care Information of Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Patients.
… mellitus dates back to about 3500 years to the Egyptians, who described a condition in which the victim, among other things, passed large amounts of sweet urine. It was not until 1921, with the discovery of insulin, that it was possible to control the disease. Medical science is still not able …
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Canaanite jars from Memphis as evidence for trade and political relationships in the Middle Bronze Age
… for contact between these peoples and the Egyptians at Memphis. Results of comparison of MBA Canaanite jars from both sites suggest the political situation fostered trade with the Levant and limited interaction with the Egyptians. During the LBA, Egyptian kings controlled territory in the …
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Egypt’s encounter with the West: Race, Culture and Identity
… by modern scholars; the way in which the ancient Egyptians interpreted the identity of these groups; and the degree to which self-expressed “Libyan” identity is still visible in the iconographic, epigraphic and archaeological records of ancient Egypt. Historically, this thesis will trace the …
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Perceptions of airline website credibility: an Egyptian perspective
… antecedents are not all of equal importance for Egyptians. The findings also revealed that Egyptians who reside in Egypt perceive the credibility of airline websites differently from Egyptians who reside in the UK. The age, gender, income, education and internet experience of users was found to …
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Back to Square One: Understanding the Role of the Egyptian Armed Forces
… government. Within days, tens of millions of Egyptians demanded the resignation of President Mubarak, who had ruled the country for 30 years. Millions of Egyptians were fed up with the rampant corruption of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). Democratic activists warned that …
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An evaluation of the gold share market on the JSE
… its use dates as far back as the Ancient Egyptians. Since August 1971, however when the dollar/gold convertibility was officially terminated, the price of gold bullion has become very volatile, but has also increased so rapidly that the attractive profits that were attainable in the gold …
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Nasser in the Egyptian Imaginary
… I argue that the meaning(s) of Nasser for Egyptians must be sought less in recorded history than in fictional narratives. Unlike history, literature and film give voice to marginalized, voiceless witnesses of society. By creating fictional characters that interact with Nasser, these works …
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True and ancient properties: naming and spirits in the novels of Toni Morrison
Since the ancient Egyptians inscribed "Man, know thyself" above the entrances to their mystery temples more than five thousand years ago, humankind has continued its quest for self-understanding. This quest is a common theme in American literature, indeed in all literature. It is particularly …
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‘Answering the calls of the living’: collaborative practice in archaeology and ancient Egyptian daily life exhibitions in Western museums
… for its own, the West divorced living Egyptians from this heritage through powerful Orientalising discourse which denied them links with the ancient culture since the coming of Islam. Today, the strength of these first associations is still evident in Egyptology museum displays, which …
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Royal images in private tombs at Thebes in the early Ramesside period
… in the lives and cultural memory of ordinary Egyptians.
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TO KILL AND TO BE KILLED: THE TRANSFERENCE, TRANSFORMATION AND USE OF THE SMITING POSE IN EGYPT AND THE AEGEAN DURING THE BRONZE AGE
The smiting pose is a motif used by the Egyptians, Minoans, and the Mycenaeans during the Bronze Age (ca. 3000–1200 BCE). Although the smiting pose has been identified as an emblem of the pharaonic office, the pose has never been investigated in the field of Aegean prehistory. This motif is …
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Hypnosis as an Analgesia in Labor and Delivery
… no wonder that they picked up hypnosis from the Egyptians. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, Said, "The affections suffered by the body the soul sees quite well with shut eyes." Among the Romans, Aesculapius often threw his patients into "deep Sleep" and allayed pain by stroking with his hand. …
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Utilizando a história da matemática no ensino de equação do 2º grau.
… way to consolidate these equations. Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks used techniques to solve this type of equation years before Christ. At the end, we propose a didactic sequence based on the study of second degree equations which can be used in the school environment by teachers in classes of …
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