A companion to ancient Egypt / edited by Alan B. Lloyd.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lloyd, Alan B.

Series:

Blackwell companions to the ancient world.

Blackwell companions to the ancient world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egyptology.

Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.

Egypt.

Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1378 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. It is delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated; published in two volumes, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization. Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt's ancient history and culture Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, li

Contents:

A COMPANION TO ANCIENT EGYPT VOLUME I; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Chronology; Maps; PART I The Land of Egypt; 1 The Physical Context of Ancient Egypt; PART II Historical Narratives; 2 Prehistory; 3 The Early Dynastic Period; 4 The Old Kingdom; 5 The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom; 6 The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom; 7 Libyans and Nubians; 8 Saites and Persians (664-332); 9 The Ptolemaic Period; 10 The Roman Period; PART III State and Economic Structures

11 The Pharaoh and Pharaonic Office12 Administration and Law: Pharaonic; 13 Administration and Law: Graeco-Roman; 14 Priests and Temples: Pharaonic; 15 Egyptian Temples and Priests: Graeco-Roman; 16 The Economy: Pharaonic; 17 The Economy: Graeco-Roman; 18 Settlements - Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Pharaonic; 19 Settlements - Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Graeco-Roman; 20 Transport in Ancient Egypt; 21 Science and Technology: Pharaonic; 22 Science and Technology: Alexandrian; 23 Military Institutions and Warfare: Pharaonic; 24 Military Institutions and Warfare: Graeco-Roman

PART IV The Social Order25 Social Structure and Daily Life: Pharaonic; 26 Social Structure and Daily Life: Graeco-Roman; 27 Religion in Society: Pharaonic; 28 Religion in Society: Graeco-Roman; Bibliography; A COMPANION TOANCIENT EGYPT VOLUME II; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; PART V Language and Literature; 29 Language, Scripts, and Literacy; 30 Middle Kingdom Literature; 31 New Kingdom Literature; 32 Late Period Literature; 33 Coptic and Coptic Literature; 34 Greek Literature in Egypt; PART VI The Visual Arts; 35 Temple Architecture and Decorative Systems

36 Mortuary Architecture and Decorative Systems37 Early Dynastic Art and Iconography; 38 Old Kingdom Sculpture; 39 Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom; 40 New Kingdom Sculpture; 41 Late Period Sculpture; 42 Ptolemaic and Romano-Egyptian Sculpture; 43 Pharaonic Painting through the New Kingdom; 44 Mosaics and Painting in Graeco-Roman Egypt; 45 Egyptian Art of Late Antiquity; PART VII The Reception of Egyptian Culture; 46 The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Classical Antiquity; 47 The Reception of Egypt in Europe; 48 The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Islamic Egypt

49 Ancient Egypt in the Museum: Concepts and ConstructionsBibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612683862

9781782683193

1782683194

9781282683860

1282683861

9781405197328

1405197323

9781444320053

144432005X

9781444320060

1444320068

OCLC:

642661747