Egyptian archaeology / / edited by Willeke Wendrich

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Edizione: 5th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 292 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 932
• Soggetto topico: Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt Antiquities; Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C
• Classificazione: 242.03; 932
• Altri autori: WendrichWilleke
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references and index
• 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 Afterlife -- 13: 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 key archaeological sites.
• Titolo autorizzato: Egyptian archaeology
• ISBN: 9781444318302; 1444318306
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821166403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell studies in global archaeology.