A companion to ancient Egypt / / edited by Alan B. Lloyd

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1378 p.)
• Disciplina: 932
• Soggetto topico: Egyptology; Egiptologia; Civilització egípcia
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt History To 332 B.C; Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Altri autori: LloydAlan B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A COMPANION TO ANCIENT EGYPT VOLUME I; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Chronology; Maps; PART I The Land of Egypt; 1 The Physical Context of Ancient Egypt; PART II Historical Narratives; 2 Prehistory; 3 The Early Dynastic Period; 4 The Old Kingdom; 5 The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom; 6 The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom; 7 Libyans and Nubians; 8 Saites and Persians (664-332); 9 The Ptolemaic Period; 10 The Roman Period; PART III State and Economic Structures ; 11 The Pharaoh and Pharaonic Office12 Administration and Law: Pharaonic; 13 Administration and Law: Graeco-Roman; 14 Priests and Temples: Pharaonic; 15 Egyptian Temples and Priests: Graeco-Roman; 16 The Economy: Pharaonic; 17 The Economy: Graeco-Roman; 18 Settlements - Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Pharaonic; 19 Settlements - Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Graeco-Roman; 20 Transport in Ancient Egypt; 21 Science and Technology: Pharaonic; 22 Science and Technology: Alexandrian; 23 Military Institutions and Warfare: Pharaonic; 24 Military Institutions and Warfare: Graeco-Roman ; PART IV The Social Order25 Social Structure and Daily Life: Pharaonic; 26 Social Structure and Daily Life: Graeco-Roman; 27 Religion in Society: Pharaonic; 28 Religion in Society: Graeco-Roman; Bibliography; A COMPANION TOANCIENT EGYPT VOLUME II; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; PART V Language and Literature; 29 Language, Scripts, and Literacy; 30 Middle Kingdom Literature; 31 New Kingdom Literature; 32 Late Period Literature; 33 Coptic and Coptic Literature; 34 Greek Literature in Egypt; PART VI The Visual Arts; 35 Temple Architecture and Decorative Systems ; 36 Mortuary Architecture and Decorative Systems37 Early Dynastic Art and Iconography; 38 Old Kingdom Sculpture; 39 Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom; 40 New Kingdom Sculpture; 41 Late Period Sculpture; 42 Ptolemaic and Romano-Egyptian Sculpture; 43 Pharaonic Painting through the New Kingdom; 44 Mosaics and Painting in Graeco-Roman Egypt; 45 Egyptian Art of Late Antiquity; PART VII The Reception of Egyptian Culture; 46 The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Classical Antiquity; 47 The Reception of Egypt in Europe; 48 The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Islamic Egypt ; 49 Ancient Egypt in the Museum: Concepts and ConstructionsBibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. It is delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated; published in two volumes, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization. Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt's ancient history and culture Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, li
• Titolo autorizzato: A companion to ancient Egypt
• ISBN: 1-78268-319-4; 1-282-68386-1; 9786612683862; 1-4051-9732-3; 1-4443-2005-X; 1-4443-2006-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139206803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell companions to the ancient world.