The Egyptians
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Robert Morkot.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C; Egypt -- Civilization -- 332 B.C.-638 A.D
Description: "This study introduces the reader to the broad span of Egyptian history and cultural development from its origins to the arrival of Islam. It examines the structure of Egyptian society, its changes over time, and the ways in which the economy and religious institutions were used to bind society together. Challenging some of the accepted truths and highlighting the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the author also explains the place of Egypt in the Western European tradition that led to the development of academic Egyptology, and considers how the West has constructed its own version of the Egyptian past."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining ancient Egypt; title: The Egyptian world; title: Esoteric knowledge and oriental mystery; title: Constructing the Egyptian past; title: Origins and first flowering; title: Imperial Egypt; title: Continuity with metamorphosis; title: Rulers and ruled; title: Town and country in ancient Egypt; title: Culture of ancient Egypt.