Between two worlds : the frontier region between ancient Nubia and Egypt, 3700 BC-AD 500 /

Between two worlds : the frontier region between ancient Nubia and Egypt, 3700 BC-AD 500 /

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Author / Creator:	Török, László.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 651 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Probleme der Ägyptologie, 0169-9601 ; 29. Bd. Probleme der Ägyptologie ; 29. Bd.
Subject:	International relations. Egypt -- History -- To 640 A.D. Nubia -- History. Egypt -- Relations -- Nubia. Nubia -- Relations -- Egypt. Africa -- Nubia. Egypt. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11203892

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ISBN:	9789047425298 9047425294 1282400576 9781282400573 9786612400575 6612400579
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English. Print version record.
Summary:	The Egyptological literature usually belittles or ignores the political and intellectual initiative and success of the Nubian Twenty-Fifth Dynasty in the reunification of Egypt, while students of Nubian history frequently ignore or misunderstand the impact of Egyptian ideas on the cultural developments in pre and post-Twenty-Fifth-Dynasty Nubia. This book re-assesses the textual and archaeological evidence concerning the interaction between Egypt and the polities emerging in Upper Nubia between the Late Neolithic period and 500 AD. The investigation is carried out, however, from the special vi.
Other form:	Print version: Török, László. Between two worlds. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 9789004171978
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004171978.i-606

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Summary:	The Egyptological literature usually belittles or ignores the political and intellectual initiative and success of the Nubian Twenty-Fifth Dynasty in the reunification of Egypt, while students of Nubian history frequently ignore or misunderstand the impact of Egyptian ideas on the cultural developments in pre- and post-Twenty-Fifth-Dynasty Nubia. This book re-assesses the textual and archaeological evidence concerning the interaction between Egypt and the polities emerging in Upper Nubia between the Late Neolithic period and 500 AD. The investigation is carried out, however, from the special viewpoint of the political, social, economic, religious and cultural history of the frontier region between Egypt and Nubia and not from the traditional viewpoint of the direct interaction between Egypt and the successive Nubian kingdoms of Kerma, Napata and Meroe. The result is a new picture of the bipolar acculturation processes occurring in the frontier region of Lower Nubia in particular and in the Upper Nubian centres, in general. The much-debated issue of social and cultural "Egyptianization" is also re-assessed.<br> <br> <br> <br> "...this is a valuable and up-to-date presentation of a huge body of the author's work, interweaving more general synthesis and compilation of scholarship."<br> <br> David N. Edwards, University of Leicester <br> <br> <br> <br> "This book is a masterpiece! A well of wisdom and information! It is fluently written, analyzing every aspect of Nubia's relations with Egypt and much more. This book should be in every library focused on Ancient Nubia."<br> <br> Dan'el Kahn, University of Haifa, Israel
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xix, 651 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9789047425298 9047425294 1282400576 9781282400573 9786612400575 6612400579
ISSN:	0169-9601 ;