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Pharaoh's Land and Beyond: Ancient Egypt and Its Neighbors [Minkštas viršelis]

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Edited by (Regents' Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona), Edited by (Associate Professor & Curator, University of Arizona)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 158x236x22 mm, weight: 540 g, 12 color halftones (insert); 67 b&w halftone/line-art illus.
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Jun-2022
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0197601847
  • ISBN-13: 9780197601846
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 158x236x22 mm, weight: 540 g, 12 color halftones (insert); 67 b&w halftone/line-art illus.
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Jun-2022
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0197601847
  • ISBN-13: 9780197601846
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Raktažodžiai:
The concept of pharaonic Egypt as a unified, homogeneous, and isolated cultural entity is misleading. Ancient Egypt was a rich tapestry of social, religious, technological, and economic interconnections among numerous cultures from disparate lands. In fifteen chapters divided into five
thematic groups, Pharaoh's Land and Beyond uniquely examines Egypt's relationship with its wider world. The first section details the geographical contexts of interconnections by examining ancient Egyptian exploration, maritime routes, and overland passages. In the next section, chapters address the
human principals of association: peoples, with the attendant difficulties of differentiating ethnic identities from the record; diplomatic actors, with their complex balances and presentations of power; and the military, with its evolving role in pharaonic expansion. Natural events, from droughts
and floods to illness and epidemics, also played significant roles in this ancient world, as examined in the third section. The final two sections explore the physical manifestations of interconnections between pharaonic Egypt and its neighbors, first in the form of material objects and second, in
the powerful exchange of ideas. Whether through diffusion and borrowing of knowledge and technology, through the flow of words by script and literature, or through exchanges in the religious sphere, the pharaonic Egypt that we know today was constantly changing--and changing the cultures around it.
This illustrious work represents the first synthesis of these cultural relationships, unbounded by time, geography, or mode.

Recenzijos

At all times, and often against its 'Egyptocentric' self-representation, ancient Egypt was dependent on manifold interconnections with the world around. While such interconnections- especially diplomatic or trade relations- have been explored previously, many ways in which the ancient Egyptians were entangled with their neighbours still need investigating. This book does exaclty that... The intended audience are lay enthusiasts interested in interconnections in the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean, yet the theoretical approach of some chapters; the choice of topics , written by specialists in their field; and the comprehensive bibliographies for each entry open this volume up and make it a very useful tool for students and academic researchers as well. * Katharina Zinn, World Archaeology * Accompanied by a comprehensive bibliography and illustrated with colour and back-and-white images and line drawings, this accessible volume will be equally useful for academic researchers, students and readers enthusiastic to learn more about the complexities of ancient Egypt's foreign relations." Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and faculty. * G. Emeagwali, CHOICE * A fascinating look at ancient Egypt through the lens of its interactions with the surrounding lands, written and edited by a stellar cast of scholars whose contributions will be of interest to professionals and the general public alike. Compelling insights abound, covering the exchange of concepts and innovations in art, science, architecture, writing, literature, and religion, in addition to material objects. Additional discussions of natural forces such as floods, droughts, and epidemics that impacted such interactions over time remind us that such interactions could not, and should not, be taken for granted! * Eric Cline, The George Washington University * At last! An authoritative, well-rounded volume that examines the wider world of Ancient Egypt-and it was wide. These wide-ranging essays debunk the long-held myth that Egypt was an isolated civilization. Crammed with fascinating argument and myriad nuggets of valuable information, this invaluable book will long be a fundamental source. An exceptional achievement. * Brian Fagan, University of California, Santa Barbara * This book significantly changes how we understand ancient Egypt's relationships with other cultures. Rather than the standard geographic survey of Egypt's neighbors, enemies, and trading partners, Pharaoh's Land and Beyond takes a fresh approach, focusing on the structures, paths, and ideas that brought the ancient Egyptians into contact with other peoples. The editors have brought together a wide range of scholars with diverse expertise to this innovative volume. * T. G. Wilfong, University of Michigan * Pharaoh's Land and Beyond succeeds in presenting a com-pelling picture of how deeply entangled ancient Egypt and its neighbours were. It ought to be embraced by students and scholars alike who are looking for a concise and current non-Egyptocentric analysis of intercu1- tural contact both within and beyond the Nile Valley. * Matthew J .S. Jarlett, Ancient Near Eastern Studies *

List of Illustrations
vii
List of Plates
xv
Acknowledgments xvii
List of Contributors
xix
Introduction 1(4)
Pearce Paul Creasman
Richard H. Wilkinson
SECTION I Pathways
1 Finding the Beyond: Exploration
5(14)
Thomas Schneider
2 Paths in the Deep: Maritime Connections
19(16)
Pearce Paul Creasman
Noreen Doyle
3 Pathways to Distant Kingdoms: Land Connections
35(26)
Gregory Mumford
SECTION II People
4 Children of Other Gods: Social Interactions
61(18)
Bettina Bader
5 Between Brothers: Diplomatic Interactions
79(14)
Richard H. Wilkinson
Noreen Doyle
6 The Armies of Re
93(22)
Anthony Spalinger
SECTION III Objects
7 The Long Arm of Merchantry: Trade Interactions
115(18)
Samuel Mark
8 Artisans and Their Products: Interaction in Art and Architecture
133(16)
Stuart Tyson Smith
9 Traded, Copied, and Kept: The Ubiquitous Appeal of Scarabs
149(18)
Vanessa Boschloos
SECTION IV Ideas
10 Technology in Transit: The Borrowing of Ideas in Science and Craftwork
167(16)
Ian Shaw
11 The Flow of Words: Interaction in Writing and Literature during the Bronze Age
I Writing Systems: Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs in the Bronze Age---Script Contact and the Creation of New Scripts
183(12)
Orly Goldwasser
II Literature: Egyptian and Levantine Belles-Lettres---Links and Influences during the Bronze Age
195(14)
Noga Ayali-Darshan
12 All Gods Are Our Gods: Religious Interaction
I "From Bes to Baal": Religious Interconnections between Egypt and the East
209(10)
Izak Cornelius
II Egypt and Nubia
219(10)
Kathryn Howley
III Religious Interaction between Egypt and the Aegean in the Second Millennium bce
229(12)
Nanno Marinatos
SECTION V Events
13 Violence in Earth, Water, and Sky: Geological Hazards
241(16)
James A. Harrell
14 The Fickle Nile: Effects of Droughts and Floods
257(14)
Judith Bunbury
15 Illness from Afar: Epidemics and Their Aftermath
271(16)
Rosalie David
References and Further Reading 287(46)
Index 333(2)
Main Index 335
Pearce Paul Creasman is Associate Professor & Curator at the University of Arizona, author or co-author of fifty articles, and editor of Archaeological Research in the Valley of the Kings and Ancient Thebes.

Richard H. Wilkinson is Regents' Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, author or editor of eleven books, including The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings.