ABSTRACT
Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Egypt in 1798 resulted basically from the contending policies of France and Britain over the 'Eastern Question' and clearly marked the country as a focal point for European interests and political intrigue, but it also inaugurated the cultural dialogue between Egypt and the modern western world. Mummies in Ancient Egypt were made to preserve the body and help the people overcome death. While Egyptology was laboriously establishing itself and its proper institutions in Egypt, 'Egyptomania' was slowly developing. Born of the new awareness of a glorious past combined with nationalistic feelings against European influence in general and particularly against British occupation, the search for Ancient Egypt in its own land was a very different phenomenon from international 'Egyptomania'. Ancient Egypt presenting its history, geography, administration, society with its various classes and professions, religion, archaeology, and science.
