Jon Ellison Wrote:
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> Origyptian Wrote:
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> > I'm wondering what Hanslune mean by "the
> > fringe narrative". It's not clear whether
> > he's referring to any specific alternative
> > narrative, or all 637 of them, many of which meet
> > or exceed the logical threshold of the mainsteam
> > narrative.
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> I'm not sure either. How many fringe narratives
> are there? How many mainstream narratives are there?
> What is the logical threshold of any given
> mainstream narrative?
> What defines mainstream and fringe, where does the
> boundary lie, how wide is the boundary?

On problem coming up with a quantitative definition of "mainstream" is that there apparently is no standardized core curriculum in Egyptology at colleges that confer a degree in it. This renders the scope and standards of the field as moving targets. There doesn't even seem to be a standard definition of "ramp" anymore. And is a "tomb" necessarily for a physical body, or can a tomb be restricted to the 'ka' without a corpse?

So as a general indicator of what's "mainstream", I would look at what's being promoted to children in lower education and college textbooks, and also at museums and by the media.