Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a CivilizationPsychology Press, 2006 - 437 pages Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, this second edition of Barry J. Kemp's popular text presents a compelling reassessment of what gave ancient Egypt its distinctive and enduring characteristics. Ranging across Ancient Egyptian material culture, social and economic experiences, and the mindset of its people, the book also includes two new chapters exploring the last ten centuries of Ancient Egyptian civilization and who, in ethnic terms, the ancients were. Fully illustrated, the book draws on both ancient written materials and decades of excavation evidence, transforming our understanding of this remarkable civilization. Broad ranging yet impressively detailed, Kemp's work is an indispensable text for all students of Ancient Egypt. |
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... Egyptians were , and on the final ten centuries of ancient Egyptian civilization . Barry Kemp's book is an indispensable text for all students of ancient Egypt and for the general reader . Barry Kemp is Professor of Egyptology at the ...
... Egypt , London BIFAO CAJ CdE EA and New York , 1999 Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale Cambridge Archaeological Journal Chronique d'Égypte Egyptian Archaeology Göttinger Miszellen Journal of the American Oriental ...
... Egyptian literature as far back as the early third millennium BC , and from time to time Egyptian society took on a more fragmented mode which promoted internal conflict . These are the so - called Inter- mediate Periods of ancient Egyptian ...
... Egyptian ' mankind ' ) through an acceptance that social ordering was part of the scheme , an aspect which was transferable to daily life and involved the role of the king . In the end , order - the Egyptian concept maat - prevails and ...
... Egyptian setting in space and time Egypt's civilization developed in one of the largest arid desert areas in the world , larger than the whole of Europe . It was possible only because of the River Nile , which crosses an almost rainless ...
Contents
Who were the ancient Egyptians? | 19 |
The intellectual foundations of the early state | 60 |
The dynamics of culture | 111 |
The provider state | 161 |
The bureaucratic mind | 163 |
Model communities | 193 |
Intimations of our future | 245 |