Nile: Natural and Cultural Landscape in Egypt

Proceedings of the International Symposium held at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universitt Mainz, 22 & 23 February 2013

AvHarco Willems,Jan-Michael Dahms

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Although Herodot's dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impacted on ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on the textual and iconographic record, whereas archaeologists and earth scientists approach the issue from the perspective of natural sciences. The contributions in this volume bridge this gap by analyzing the river both as a natural and as a cultural phenomenon. Adopting an approach of cultural ecology, it addresses issues like ancient land use, administration and taxation, irrigation, and religious concepts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-01-06
Mått:15 x 23 x 2 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Mainz Historical Cultural Sciences
Antal sidor:374
Förlag:Transcript Verlag
ISBN:9783837636154

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Harco Willems (Prof.) reads Egyptology at KU Leuven. He is the director of the Dayr al-Barsha project of KU Leuven. Jan-Michael Dahms holds a PhD in Egyptology from the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg.

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»Das Buch sollte in keiner ägyptologischen und archäologischen Bibliothek fehlen.Der Gewinn für den Leser besteht darin, dass die Studien aus verschiedenen Disziplinen zusammengeführt und vielfältige Ergebnisse erzielt werden, was einen wertvollen Überblick hydrologischer Einrichtungen erlaubt.«