Mu-chou Poo (; born 1952) is a Taiwanese Egyptologist and scholar in Comparative Antiquity. Poo was born in Taiwan and obtained his undergraduate degree from National Taiwan University (1975). After receiving his PhD from

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(1984), he became a research fellow at the Institute of History and Philology at

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(1983–2009). Currently, Poo teaches at the Chinese University of Hong Kong as a professor of history.

Bibliography

Poo has published works in Chinese and English. Major works include: Books in English: * Wine and Wine Offering in the Religion of Ancient Egypt (London: Kegan Paul International, Egyptological Series, 1995). * In Search of Personal Welfare: A View of Ancient Chinese Religion (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998). * Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward Foreigners in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and China (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005). * (Ed.) Rethinking Ghosts in World Religions (Leiden: Brill, 2009). Books in Chinese: * 世界文化史 A History of World Civilizations, 2 vols., (A textbook for the Senior High School in the Republic of China) (Taipei: National Bureau of Publication, 1986). * 西洋文明發展史 A History of Western Civilization, Chapters 1–18, co-authored with Tuan Ch'ang-kuo, Wu Chun-i & Chuang Shang-wu, (Taipei: National Open University, 1990). * 墓葬與生死 — 中國古代宗教之省思 Burial Styles and Ideas of Life and Death—Reflections on the Religion of Ancient China, (Taipei: Lianjing, 1993; 2nd ed., Beijing: Zhonghua shuju, 2008). * 尼羅河畔的文采 — 古埃及文選 Literature by the Nile: An Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Literature (Taipei: Yuanliu, 1993). * 追尋一己之福 — 中國古代的信仰世界 In Search of Personal Welfare: The World of Beliefs in Ancient China (Taipei: Yunchen, 1995; 2nd edition, Taipei: Maitian Chubanshe, 2004; Shanghai: Guji Chubanshe, 2007). * 中國文化史 A History of Chinese Culture (co-authored with Ping-chen. Hsiung) (Taipei: Donghua, 1997). * 法老的國度 — 古埃及文化史 The Land of the Pharaohs: A Cultural History of Ancient Egypt (Taipei: Maitian, 2001; Guilin: Guanxi Normal University Press: 2003). * 古代宗教與信仰 Ancient Religion and Society (Taipei: National Taiwan University, 2003). * 鬼魅神魔 — 中國通俗文化側寫（編） (Ed.) Ghosts, Demons, Deities and Mara: A View of Chinese Common Culture (Taipei: Maitian, 2005) * 生活與文化（編） (Ed.) Life and Culture (Beijing: Zhongguo dabaike quanshu chubanshe, 2005). * 西洋上古史 A History of the Ancient West (Taipei: Sanmin Publishing, 2009).

References

*http://www.thotweb.com/pro/poo.htm *http://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/mcpoo.html * * *http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=31115 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poo, Mu-chou 1952 births Living people Taiwanese Egyptologists National Taiwan University alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Academic staff of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Taiwanese expatriates in Hong Kong