Kurzfassung

EETA is devoted to collating, analyzing, and digitally publishing post-antique travelogues about Egypt written prior to the Napoleonic Expedition (1798-1801). The early travelers who penned these accounts were not only explorers and adventurers, but in some cases also pilgrims, crusaders, scientists, and political envoys. The texts presented here thus reflect a wide range of information, covering flora, fauna, geography, politics, agriculture, crafts, medicine, folk beliefs, local customs,...EETA is devoted to collating, analyzing, and digitally publishing post-antique travelogues about Egypt written prior to the Napoleonic Expedition (1798-1801). The early travelers who penned these accounts were not only explorers and adventurers, but in some cases also pilgrims, crusaders, scientists, and political envoys. The texts presented here thus reflect a wide range of information, covering flora, fauna, geography, politics, agriculture, crafts, medicine, folk beliefs, local customs, and more. From an Egyptological perspective, the descriptions of ancient monuments and settlements preserved in individual entries are of the highest scientific value. Some of these sites have since been partially or even completely destroyed by human activities and so the travelogues are often their only remaining witnesses.
The EETA project aims to bridge ancient, medieval, and modern Egypt, highlighting continuity and changes. Touching on diverse themes that can be traced over several millennia, it is a heuristic tool that stimulates multidisciplinary and comparative research.» weiterlesen» einklappen