History Department Welcomes Visiting Egyptologist, Tara Prakash

The W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence brings one of the world’s preeminent experts in the field to the university, serving as a part-time (single quarter) visiting faculty member to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. This year we welcome Dr. Tara Prakash, assistant professor of ancient art at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.  She will be teaching a course for both the departments of history and anthropology titled, “Gods, Kings, and Demons: Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt,” which critically considers the role of religion and ritual in ancient Egypt, and questions how much religion and ritual actually influenced the lives of different Egyptians. For further information see: https://inside.csusb.edu/node/26946