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Ancient Egyptians at play : board games across borders / Walter Crist, Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi, Alex de Voogt.
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- Author/Creator:
- Crist, Walter, author.
- Dunn-Vaturi, Anne-Elizabeth, author.
- Voogt, Alexander J. de, author.
- Series:
- Bloomsbury Egyptology
- Classical Studies & Archaeology 2016
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Board games--Egypt--History.
- Board games.
- Divination.
- History.
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Egypt.
- Antiquities.
- Egypt--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Divination--Egypt--History.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity. Each of these games provides evidence of contact between Egypt and its neighbours. From pre-dynastic rule to Arab and Ottoman invasions, Egypt's past is visible on game boards. This volume starts by introducing the reader to board games as well as instruments of chance and goes on to trace the history and distribution of ancient Egyptian games. Game practices, which were also part of rituals and divination, travelled throughout the eastern Mediterranean. This book explores the role of Egypt in accepting and disseminating games during its long history in light of recent archaeological discoveries as well as museum and archival research. The results allow new insight into ancient Egypt's international relations and the role of board games research in understanding its extent. Written by three authors known internationally for their expertise on this topic, this is the first volume on Ancient Egyptian games of its kind and a much-needed contribution to the field of both Egyptology and board games studies. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Ancient Egyptians at play : an introduction
- Mehen and men : the first signs of Egyptian board games
- Senet across borders
- The game of twenty : a foreign acquisition
- The game of hounds and jackals : from Thebes to Susa
- Roman board games crossing the borders of Egypt
- Arab and Ottoman invaders scratching the surface
- The role of board games in understanding the ancient world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns
- Other Format:
- Original
- ISBN:
- 9781474221214
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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