Towards interdisciplinarity in Egyptology

Abstract

This paper serves as an introductory remark to the proceeding Special Issue of Interdisciplinary Egyptology. It sets out the ideas and concepts behind interdisciplinarity in Egyptology, and defines what the journal’s Editorial Board considers interdisciplinary to mean with regard to 21st century Egyptology. While setting out a definition of “interdisciplinary” in Egyptology, we simultaneously define the terms intra-, multi-, cross- and transdisciplinary to avoid miscommunication.