Asyut in Modern Times
The Problem of Invisibility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8969488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Gran (Temple University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 113-117 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743821000106 |
| OpenAlex | W3142293708 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
If a major city, the major administrative capital of the south and an integral part of how the system reproduces itself, is invisible beyond an occasional passing reference in the familiar narrative of the history of a country, something has gone amiss. Such is the situation of Asyut, a city so invisible that even the English spelling of its name is elusive—variably Asyut, Assuit, Assiut, Siout, or even Essiout—sometimes appearing to be a deliberate attempt to retain an ancient pharaonic or biblical rendering. So why is there this invisibility and how can it be overcome
Ancient history · Art · Capital (architecture · Invisibility · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Rendering (computer graphics · Spelling · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |