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High Culture and Experience in Ancient Egypt
John Baines
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Description for High Culture and Experience in Ancient Egypt
Hardcover. This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. Series: Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 348 pages, 62 figures and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. The opening chapter sets out the conceptual ground for the analyses that follow, arguing that the relatively ephemeral activities under investigation were centrally important to the actors. The first and largest study treats human organization of the landscape and its use to create and transmit elite meanings, especially through pictorial and encyclopaedic forms, and to mobilize emotional values. Next, a treatment of the planning of third millennium settlements on the floodplain ... Read more
This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. The opening chapter sets out the conceptual ground for the analyses that follow, arguing that the relatively ephemeral activities under investigation were centrally important to the actors. The first and largest study treats human organization of the landscape and its use to create and transmit elite meanings, especially through pictorial and encyclopaedic forms, and to mobilize emotional values. Next, a treatment of the planning of third millennium settlements on the floodplain ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845533007
SKU
V9781845533007
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About John Baines
John Baines is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford. His principal publications are on Egyptian art, literature, and religion. He has also studied the role of writing in Egyptian society and high-cultural legitimations and concerns of elites. His publications include Visual and Written Culture in Ancient Egypt (2007) and The Disappearance of Writing Systems (co-edited with John Bennet ... Read more
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