Ancient Egyptians at play board games across borders Walter Crist, Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi, Alex de Voogt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crist, Walter, author.

Dunn-Vaturi, Anne-Elizabeth, author.

Voogt, Alexander J. de, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Egyptology.

Bloomsbury Egyptology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Board games--Egypt--History.

Board games.

Divination--Egypt--History.

Divination.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Egypt.

Egypt--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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, looking particularly at how they show contact with other cultures and civilizations. Game practices, which were also part of Egyptian rituals and divination, travelled throughout the eastern Mediterranean. This book explores the role of Egypt in accepting and disseminating games during its long history. Over the last few years, the extent and the modes of contact have become better understood through museum and archival research projects as well as surveys of archaeological sites in Egypt and its surrounding regions. 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 will be 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

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

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Egyptian Chronology

1. Ancient Egyptians at Play: An Introduction

2. Mehen and men: The First Signs of Egyptian Board Games

3. Senet across Borders

4. The Game of Twenty: A Foreign Acquisition

5. The Game of Hounds and Jackals: From Thebes to Susa

6. Roman Board Games Crossing the Borders of Egypt

7. Arab and Ottoman Invaders Scratching the Surface

8. The Role of Board Games in Understanding the Ancient World

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781474221214

1474221211

9781474221207

1474221203

OCLC:

928626947