'Confused by multiple deities, ancient Egyptians embraced monotheism'. Analysing historical thinking and inclusion in Egyptian history textbooks.

Autor/in	Abdou, Ehaab D.
Titel	'Confused by multiple deities, ancient Egyptians embraced monotheism'. Analysing historical thinking and inclusion in Egyptian history textbooks.
Quelle	In: Journal of curriculum studies, 48 (2016) 2, S. 226-251Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272; 1366-5839
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2015.1093175
Schlagwörter	Pluralismus; Minderheit; Ägypten
Abstract	Egyptian history textbooks are examined through the prism of historical thinking dimensions and skills, utilizing a critical discourse analysis. The analysis focuses on how the textbooks portray two historically significant events: the advent of Christianity (ca. 33 CE) and Islam (ca. 641 CE) to Egypt. It reveals that the historical narrative presented in the textbooks does two things: first, it essentializes a dominant identity-mainly an Arab Muslim one-eclipsing the multilayered identity informed by the country's long history. Secondly, the textbooks miss several opportunities to promote historical thinking skills such as 'cause and consequence' and 'change and continuity'. As an entry point to revising the textbooks to include currently missing indigenous minority narratives, a narrative approach that focuses on cultural continuity and change is proposed. The article also calls for further investigation of how these textbooks influence students' sense of citizenship and historical consciousness, especially that they are increasingly exposed to alternative and competing historical narratives outside the history classroom.
Erfasst von	IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik an der Universität Kiel
Update	2016/3