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 overview of its topic, and also covers the latest research in the area. Chapters are divided thematically into seven sections, to enable a broader understanding of all the complexities of ancient Egyptian society without the constriction of chronological divisions, and illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and drawings.
Providing fresh perspectives on this ancient culture, a digest of current research trends in Egyptology as well as a unique examination of the Egyptian world, this fascinating title enables students to gain a clear understanding of ancient Egyptian society.
Author(s): Toby Wilkinson
Series: Routledge Worlds
Edition: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 558
Cover......Page 1
THE EGYPTIAN WORLD......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 9
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 15
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOGY AND KING LIST......Page 18
INTRODUCTION......Page 30
PART I ENVIRONMENTS......Page 34
CHAPTER ONE THE NILE VALLEY......Page 36
CHAPTER TWO THE NILE DELTA......Page 44
CHAPTER THREE THE DESERTS......Page 58
CHAPTER FOUR THE OASES......Page 78
CHAPTER FIVE URBAN LIFE......Page 86
PART II INSTITUTIONS......Page 102
CHAPTER SIX THE MONARCHY......Page 104
CHAPTER SEVEN THE ADMINISTRATION......Page 120
CHAPTER EIGHT THE TEMPLE PRIESTHOOD......Page 134
CHAPTER NINE THE ARMY......Page 147
PART III ECONOMIES......Page 158
CHAPTER TEN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY......Page 160
CHAPTER ELEVEN CRAFT PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY......Page 175
CHAPTER TWELVE LABOUR......Page 189
CHAPTER THIRTEEN STATE AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE......Page 204
CHAPTER FOURTEEN LAND TENURE AND TAXATION......Page 214
PART IV SOCIETIES......Page 232
CHAPTER FIFTEEN GENDER AND SEXUALITY......Page 234
CHAPTER SIXTEEN ETHNICITY AND CULTURE......Page 247
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN LOCAL IDENTITIES......Page 271
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN MORALITY AND ETHICS......Page 281
CHAPTER NINETEEN LAW......Page 292
PART V IDEOLOGIES......Page 302
CHAPTER TWENTY KINGSHIP......Page 304
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CREATION MYTHS......Page 325
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO TEMPLE CULTS......Page 339
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE PRIVATE RELIGION......Page 354
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR AFTERLIFE BELIEFS AND BURIAL CUSTOMS......Page 369
PART VI AESTHETICS......Page 382
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE ART......Page 384
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX ARCHITECTURE......Page 395
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN LITERATURE......Page 417
PART VII INTERACTIONS......Page 428
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT EGYPT AND NUBIA......Page 430
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE EGYPT AND THE LEVANT......Page 446
CHAPTER THIRTY EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA......Page 478
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE EGYPT AND THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD......Page 488
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO EGYPT AND THE MODERN......Page 505
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 517
INDEX......Page 575
