The Egyptians
eBook - ePub

The Egyptians

An Introduction

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Egyptians

An Introduction

About this book

A widely published author on the subject, Robert Morkot presents a clear introduction to the origins, history and culture of Ancient Egyptian civilization.

This excellent addition to the popular family of books on ancient peoples offers a broad coverage of Egyptian life. Morkot also addresses a number of important questions dealing with race and colour, Egypt's relationship with Africa and Egypt's legacy.

The Egyptians includes chapters on:

  • dynasties and empires
  • society
  • daily life
  • religion
  • art and architecture
  • languages and literature.

This engaging and accessible book provides students with the ideal introduction to this fascinating civilization.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
eBook ISBN
9781134488568

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. 1. DEFINING ANCIENT EGYPT
  8. 2. THE EGYPTIAN WORLD
  9. 3. ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE AND ORIENTAL MYSTERY: THE LURE OF EGYPT
  10. 4. CONSTRUCTING THE EGYPTIAN PAST
  11. 5. ORIGINS AND FIRST FLOWERING
  12. 6. IMPERIAL EGYPT: THE MIDDLE AND NEW KINGDOMS (C. 2025–1069 BC)
  13. 7. CONTINUITY WITH METAMORPHOSIS: EGYPT 1100 BC TO AD 641
  14. 8. RULERS AND RULED
  15. 9. TOWN AND COUNTRY IN ANCIENT EGYPT
  16. 10. THE CULTURE OF ANCIENT EGYPT
  17. APPENDIX: KING LIST
  18. NOTES ON THE TEXT
  19. FURTHER READING