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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450671503321

Autore

Morkot Robert

Titolo

The Egyptians : an introduction / / Robert Morkot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

0-415-27103-7

1-134-48857-2

1-280-14900-0

0-203-48653-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

932

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Egypt History

Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C

Egypt Civilization 332 B.C.-638 A.D

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Defining ancient Egypt; 2 The Egyptian world; 3 Esoteric knowledge and oriental mystery; 4 Constructing the Egyptian past; 5 Origins and first flowering; 6 Imperial Egypt; 7 Continuity with metamorphosis; 8 Rulers and ruled; 9 Town and country in ancient Egypt; 10 The culture of ancient Egypt; Appendix: king list; Notes on the text; Further reading; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

An introduction to ancient Egyptian civilisation, its origins, history and culture. The book examines notions of race and colour, the achievements in the fields of science and architecture and the controversial issue of the 'legacy' of Egypt