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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456815003321

Titolo

Egyptian archaeology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Willeke Wendrich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-4443-5933-9

1-282-48238-6

9786612482380

1-4443-1830-6

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Collana

Blackwell studies in global archaeology

Altri autori (Persone)

WendrichWilleke

Disciplina

932

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt

Electronic books.

Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C

Egypt Antiquities

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

Egyptian Archaeology; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Notes on Contributors; Series Editors' Preface; Note on Transliteration and Transcription; 1: Egyptian Archaeology: From Text to Context; 2: Worship without Writing; 3: Theories of State Formation; 4: Kingship and Legitimation; 5: Villages and the Old Kingdom; 6: Regionality, Cultural and Cultic Landscapes; 7: Tradition and Innovation: The Middle Kingdom; 8: Foreigners in Egypt: Archaeological Evidence and Cultural Context; 9: Gender in Ancient Egypt; 10: Class and Society: Position and Possessions; 11: Identity and Personhood

12: Changes in the Afterlife13: Consolidation, Innovation, and Renaissance; 14: Egypt in the Memory of the World; 15: Epilogue: Eternal Egypt Deconstructed; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship.Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original research and fieldworkIllustrates how practical research is a vital component of any theory-based discussion



about the ancient worldExamines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt from a global perspectiveVisually engaging with over 80 illustrationsChapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but focus on specific periods and k