Wendrich Egyptian Archaeology

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1830-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology

Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquelyarchaeological approach, drawing on original research to bothsynthesize and challenge existing scholarship.
* Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original researchand fieldwork
* Illustrates how practical research is a vital component of anytheory-based discussion about the ancient world
* Examines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egyptfrom a global perspective
* Visually engaging with over 80 illustrations
* Chapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but focus onspecific periods and key archaeological sites

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wendrich, Willeke

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures.
Notes on Contributors.
Series Editors' Preface.
1 Egyptian Archaeology: From Text to Context (Willeke Wendrich,University of California, Los Angeles).
2 Worship Without Writing (Stan Hendrickx, Dirk Huyge andWilleke Wendrich, Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg; Royal Museums ofArt and History in Brussels; University of California, LosAngeles).
3 Theories of State Formation (E. Christiana Köhler,Macquarie University).
4 Kingship and Legitimation (Janet Richards, University ofMichigan).
5 Villages and the Old Kingdom (Mark Lehner, University ofChicago, Harvard University).
6 Regionality, Cultural and Cultic Landscapes (David Jeffreys,University College London).
7 Tradition and Innovation: the Middle Kingdom (Josef Wegner,University of Pennsylvania, Penn Museum of Archaeology andAnthropology).
8 Foreigners in Egypt: Archaeological evidence and culturalcontext (Thomas Schneider, University of British Columbia,Vancouver).
9 Gender in Ancient Egypt (T.G. Wilfong, University ofMichigan).
10 Class and Society: Position and Possessions (WolframGrajetzki, UCL, London).
11 Identity and Personhood (Willeke Wendrich, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles).
12 Changes in the Afterlife (John H. Taylor, The British Museum,London).
13 Consolidation, Innovation and Renaissance (Penelope Wilson,Durham University).
14 Egypt in the Memory of the World (Fekri Hassan, UniversityCollege London).
15 Epilogue: Eternal Egypt Deconstructed (Willeke Wendrich,University of California, Los Angeles).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Willeke Wendrich is Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of a range of books, reports and articles, including: Who is Afraid of Basketry (1992), The World According to Basketry (1999), Berenike Reports (from 1995-2007, co-edited with Steven Sidebotham) and The Archaeology of Mobility (2007, co-editor with Hans Barnard) and editor-in-chief of the online UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2008).