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

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Edizione: 5th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 932
• Soggetto topico: Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C; Egypt Antiquities
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WendrichWilleke
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Egyptian archaeology
• ISBN: 1-4443-5933-9; 1-282-48238-6; 9786612482380; 1-4443-1830-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456815003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell studies in global archaeology.