In this book, Richard Bussmann presents a fresh overview of ancient Egyptian society and culture in the age of the pyramids. He addresses key themes in the comparative research of early complex societies, including urbanism, funerary culture, temple ritual, kingship, and the state, and explores how ideas and practices were exchanged between ruling elites and local communities in provincial Egypt. Unlike other studies of ancient Egypt, this book adopts an anthropological approach that places people at the centre of the analysis. Bussmann covers a range of important themes in cross-cultural debates, such as materiality, gender, non-elite culture, and the body. He also offers new perspectives on social diversity and cultural cohesion, based on recent discoveries. His study vividly illustrates how our understanding of ancient Egyptian society benefits from the application of theoretical concepts in archaeology and anthropology to the interpretation of the evidence.
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I. Orientation: 1. Studying the Pyramid age; 2. Historical outline; II. Living Together: 3. People in landscapes; 4. Life in settlements; 5. Urban growth; 6. Egypt in the wider world; III. Ritual and Discourse: 7. Funerary culture; 8. Temple ritual; 9. Kingship sacred and social; IV. Organising People: 10. Scaling the state; 11. Archaeology beyond elites; 12. Civilisation at grass-roots level.
Bussmann, Richard
Richard Bussman is Professor of Egyptology at the Institute of African Studies and Egyptology at the University of Cologne. His research focuses on the intersection of Egyptology with archaeology and social anthropology. Currently, he co-directs excavations in Zawyet Sultan, Middle Egypt.
