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

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

LABOUR

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

part |2 pages

PART VI AESTHETICS

chapter |11 pages

ART

chapter |22 pages

ARCHITECTURE

chapter |11 pages

LITERATURE

part |2 pages

PART VII INTERACTIONS

chapter |16 pages

EGYPT AND NUBIA

chapter |32 pages

EGYPT AND THE LEVANT

chapter |10 pages

EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA

chapter |12 pages

Egypt and the modern world