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 1|8 pages

THE NILE VALLEY

chapter 2|14 pages

THE NILE DELTA

chapter 3|20 pages

THE DESERTS

chapter 4|8 pages

THE OASES

chapter 5|16 pages

URBAN LIFE

part |2 pages

PART II INSTITUTIONS

chapter 6|16 pages

THE MONARCHY

chapter 7|14 pages

THE ADMINISTRATION

chapter 8|13 pages

THE TEMPLE PRIESTHOOD

chapter 9|11 pages

THE ARMY

part |2 pages

PART III ECONOMIES

chapter 10|15 pages

AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

chapter 12|15 pages

LABOUR

chapter 13|10 pages

STATE AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

chapter 4|18 pages

TEEN LAND TENURE AND TAXATION

part |2 pages

PART IV SOCIETIES

chapter 15|13 pages

GENDER AND SEXUALITY

chapter 6|24 pages

TEEN ETHNICITY AND CULTURE

chapter 17|10 pages

LOCAL IDENTITIES

chapter 18|11 pages

MORALITY AND ETHICS

chapter 19|10 pages

LAW

part |2 pages

PART V IDEOLOGIES

chapter 20|21 pages

KINGSHIP

chapter 21|14 pages

CREATION MYTHS

chapter 22|15 pages

TEMPLE CULTS

chapter 23|15 pages

PRIVATE RELIGION

chapter 24|13 pages

AFTERLIFE BELIEFS AND BURIAL CUSTOMS

part |2 pages

PART VI AESTHETICS

chapter 25|11 pages

ART

chapter 26|22 pages

ARCHITECTURE

chapter 27|11 pages

LITERATURE

part |2 pages

PART VII INTERACTIONS

chapter 28|16 pages

EGYPT AND NUBIA

chapter 29|32 pages

EGYPT AND THE LEVANT

chapter 30|10 pages

EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA

chapter 31|17 pages

EGYPT AND THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD

chapter 32|12 pages

Egypt and the modern world