The Egyptian world /

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Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Description:xxiv, 558 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge worlds
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7136355
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Other authors / contributors:Wilkinson, Toby A. H.
ISBN:9780415427265 (hardback : alk. paper)
0415427266 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 488-545) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Environments
  • 1. The Nile Valley
  • 2. The Delta
  • 3. The Deserts
  • 4. The Oases
  • 5. Urban Life
  • Part 2. Institutions
  • 6. The Monarchy
  • 7. The Administration
  • 8. The Temple Priesthood
  • 9. The Army
  • Part 3. Economies
  • 10. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
  • 11. Craft Production and Technology
  • 12. Labour
  • 13. State and Private Enterprise
  • 14. Land Tenure and Taxation
  • Part 4. Societies
  • 15. Gender and Sexuality
  • 16. Ethnicity and Culture
  • 17. Local Identities
  • 18. Morality and Ethics
  • 19. Law
  • Part 5. Ideologies
  • 20. Kingship
  • 21. Creation Myths
  • 22. Temple Cults
  • 23. Private Religion
  • 24. Afterlife Beliefs and Burial Customs
  • Part 6. Aesthetics
  • 25. Art
  • 26. Architecture
  • 27. Literature
  • Part 7. Interactions
  • 28. Egypt and Nubia
  • 29. Egypt and the Levant
  • 30. Egypt and Mesopotamia
  • 31. Egypt and the Mediterranean World
  • 32. Egypt and the Modern World