John Baines
Encyclopedia
John Baines is the incumbent Professor of Egyptology
at the University of Oxford
and a fellow of The Queen's College
. He is the author of multiple scholarly articles and publications relating to ancient Egyptian civilization.
His research interests are in Ancient Egypt
ian art
, religion, literature, and biographies;
modelling ancient Egyptian society; comparative and anthropological
approaches to ancient civilizations.
Professor of Egyptology (Oxford)
The position of Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford was established in 1924. The post is associated with a fellowship at The Queen's College, Oxford. The holders of the post have been:*Francis Llewellyn Griffith, 1924–1932...
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and a fellow of The Queen's College
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
. He is the author of multiple scholarly articles and publications relating to ancient Egyptian civilization.
His research interests are in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian art
Art of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian art is the painting, sculpture, architecture and other arts produced by the civilization in the lower Nile Valley from 5000 BC to 300 AD. Ancient Egyptian art reached a high level in painting and sculpture, and was both highly stylized and symbolic...
, religion, literature, and biographies;
modelling ancient Egyptian society; comparative and anthropological
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
approaches to ancient civilizations.
Publications
- (with Jaromir Malek) Atlas of Ancient Egypt (1980) ISBN 0-87196-334-5
- Fecundity Figures: Egyptian Personification and the Iconology of a Genre (1987) ISBN 0-86516-122-4
- Pyramid Studies and Other Essays Presented to I.E.S. EdwardsI.E.S. EdwardsIorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards CBE, FBA — known as I. E. S. Edwards— was an English Egyptologist considered to be a leading expert on the pyramids.-Biography:...
(1988) ISBN 0-85698-106-0 - (Contributor) Religion in ancient Egypt: Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice" (1991) ISBN 0801497868
- (Translator of Erik HornungErik HornungErik Hornung is an Egyptologist and one of the most influential modern writers on the Ancient Egyptian religion. He is Professor Emeritus of Basle University.-Biography:...
's), Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: the One and the Many (1993) ISBN 0-8014-1223-4 - Stone Vessels, Pottery and Sealings from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (1994) ISBN 0-900416-63-7
- High Culture and Experience in Ancient Egypt (2000) ISBN 0-485-93010-2
- Fecundity Figures (2001) ISBN 0-900416-78-5
- Visual and Written Culture in Ancient Egypt (2007) ISBN 0198152507