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Informationen zum Autor Alan B. Lloyd is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and Classics at Swansea University and President of the Egypt Exploration Society. He is the author of many publications on Egyptological and Classical subjects, including a three-volume commentary on Herodotus Book II (1975 - 1985). Klappentext 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, literature, and the visual arts* Delivered in a highly readable style with students and scholars of both Egyptology and Graeco-Roman studies in mind* Provides a chronological table at the start of each volume to help readers orient chapters within the wider historical context Zusammenfassung This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. Delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations ix Notes on Contributors xix Preface xxvi Acknowledgments xxviii List of Abbreviations xxix Chronology xxxvii Maps xlix PART I The Land of Egypt 1 1 The Physical Context of Ancient Egypt 3 Sarah Parcak PART II Historical Narratives 23 2 Prehistory 25 E. Christiana Koehler 3 The Early Dynastic Period 48 Toby Wilkinson 4 The Old Kingdom 63 Michel Baud 5 The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom 81 Harco Willems 6 The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom 101 Ludwig D. Morenz and Lutz Popko 7 Libyans and Nubians 120 Christopher Naunton 8 Saites and Persians (664-332) 140 Olivier Perdu 9 The Ptolemaic Period 159 Katelijn Vandorpe 10 The Roman Period 180 Livia Capponi PART III State and Economic Structures 199 11 The Pharaoh and Pharaonic Office 201 Ellen F. Morris 12 Administration and Law: Pharaonic 218 Ben Haring 13 Administration and Law: Graeco-Roman 237 Jane Rowlandson 14 Priests and Temples: Pharaonic 255 Neal Spencer 15 Egyptian Temples and Priests: Graeco-Roman 274 Willy Clarysse 16 The Economy: Pharaonic 291 Christopher Eyre 17 The Economy: Graeco-Roman 309 Dennis Kehoe 18 Settlements - Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Pharaonic 326 Gregory D. Mumford 19 Settlements - Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Graeco-Roman 350 Paola Davoli 20 Transport in Ancient Egypt 370 Robert B. Partridge 21 Science and Technology: Pharaonic 390 Corinna Rossi 22 Science and Technology: Alexandrian 409 T. E. Rihll 23 Military Institutions and Warfare: Pharaonic 425 Anthony J. Spalinger 24 Military Institutions and Warfare: Graeco-Roman 446 Nigel Pollard PART IV The Social Order 467 25 Social Structure and Daily Life: Pharaonic 469 Elizabeth Frood 26 Social Structure and Daily Life: Graeco-Roman 491 Eugene Cruz-Uribe 27 Religion in Society: Ph...
List of contents
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Ancient Authors: Abbreviations and Glossary
Reference Works: Abbreviations
Chronology
Maps
>VOLUME I
Part I The Land of Egypt
Part II Historical Narratives
Part III State and economic structures
Part IV The Social Order
VOLUME II
Part V Language and literature
Part VI The Visual Arts
PART VII THE RECEPTION OF EGYPTIAN CULTURE
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"Alan Lloyd's edited two-volume Companion to ancient Egyptis a very impressive achievement . . . Wendrich and Lloyd have shown that text and reference books on ancient Egypt can be accessible and interesting and can serve to break traditional boundaries between Egyptology and the related disciplines of Archaeology and Classics, for which they should be heartily congratulated." ( Antiquity , 1 January 2013)
"The Companionis a well-edited, comprehensive approach to the history, culture, literature, and high art of ancient Egypt ... In bringing together some of the best authors on their respective topics, Lloyd has assembled an in-depth complement to ancient Egyptian studies." ( Near Eastern Archaeology , 2012)
"The aim of this companion is to provide a competent and authoritative overview on ancient Egypt. This has been accomplished well. All articles are concise, with comprehensive summaries which reflect the most recent scholarship. The interested reader, student, or scholar will find a very helpful and satisfactory platform to start from with this companion. It will guide him or her to further reading and in their own research." (BMCReview, 14 October 2011)
"This Companion is a current, readable and, on occasion, illustrated account of all major events, aspects of history and culture in ancient Egypt....it has a broad appeal with an extensive range of subjects covered in differing depths allowing the reader to dip in for pleasure or study." ( Reference Reviews , 2011)
"For anyone interested in ancient Egypt . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 March 2011)
"Part of a highly regarded series, this 2-volume work offers the student, interested general reader, and specialist a thorough and up-to-date resource on ancient Egypt. Written by curators and academics at museums and institutions in Egypt, Europe, and North America, the chapters present definitions and context in framing the current state of the question for each topic, with the time frame deliberately extended into the Greco-Roman period." ( Book News Inc, November 2010)
