cladking Wrote:
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> > political, social, cultural, and archaeological contexts
>
> Ah, yes "cultural context" as defined by
> Egyptology must be upheld. They find it
> personally insulting whenever anyone doesn't
> believe they can deduce an entire culture from a
> book of incantation. Indeed if you point out that
> their "cultural context" is just gobbledty gook
> spewing forth from stinky footed bumpkins they are
> also insulted for the culture they invented.

Oh. So you’ve picked up Doctor Femano’s habit (which doubtless he got from the rubbish he reads) of lying selective quotation?

“. . . the political, social, cultural, and archaeological contexts in which Vyse operated . . .” [my emphasis added]

What you’ve given us is an example of how neglecting context leads to misreading, a point which may be generalised.

M.