ABSTRACT
Authoritative and up-to-date, this key single-volume work is a thematic exploration of ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as it was expressed down the centuries.Including topics rarely covered elsewhere as well as new perspectives, this work comprises thirty-two original chapters written by international experts. Each chapter gives an overvi
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |4 pages
INTRODUCTION
part |2 pages
PART I ENVIRONMENTS
chapter |8 pages
THE NILE VALLEY
chapter |14 pages
THE NILE DELTA
chapter |20 pages
THE DESERTS
chapter |8 pages
THE OASES
chapter |16 pages
URBAN LIFE
part |2 pages
PART II INSTITUTIONS
chapter |16 pages
THE MONARCHY
chapter |14 pages
THE ADMINISTRATION
chapter |13 pages
THE TEMPLE PRIESTHOOD
chapter |11 pages
THE ARMY
part |2 pages
PART III ECONOMIES
chapter |15 pages
AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
chapter |14 pages
CRAFT PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY
chapter |15 pages
LABOUR
chapter |10 pages
STATE AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
chapter |18 pages
TEEN LAND TENURE AND TAXATION
part |2 pages
PART IV SOCIETIES
chapter |13 pages
GENDER AND SEXUALITY
chapter |24 pages
TEEN ETHNICITY AND CULTURE
chapter |10 pages
LOCAL IDENTITIES
chapter |11 pages
MORALITY AND ETHICS
chapter |10 pages
LAW
part |2 pages
PART V IDEOLOGIES
chapter |21 pages
KINGSHIP
chapter |14 pages
CREATION MYTHS
chapter |15 pages
TEMPLE CULTS
chapter |15 pages
PRIVATE RELIGION
chapter |13 pages
AFTERLIFE BELIEFS AND BURIAL CUSTOMS
part |2 pages
PART VI AESTHETICS
part |2 pages
PART VII INTERACTIONS