Includes bibliographical references (pages 488-545) and index.
pt. I. Environments. -- The Nile valley / David Jeffreys -- The Nile delta / Penelope Wilson -- The deserts / John C. Darnell -- The oases / A.J. Mills -- Urban life / Nadine Moeller -- pt. II. Institutions. -- The monarchy / Aidan Dodson -- The administration / Karen Exell and Christopher Naunton -- The temple priesthood / Rosalie David -- The army / Anthony Spalinger -- pt. III. Economies. -- Agriculture and animal husbandry / Douglas Brewer -- Craft production and technology / Anna Stevens and Mark Eccleston -- Labour / Kathlyn M. Cooney -- State and private enterprise / Edward Bleiberg -- Land tenure and taxation / Sally L.D. Katary -- pt. IV. Societies. -- Gender and sexuality / T.G. Wilfong -- Ethnicity and culture / Stuart Tyson Smith -- Local identities / Fredrik Hagen -- Morality and ethics / Boyo G. Ockinga -- Law / Schafik Allam -- pt. V. Ideologies. -- Kingship / Katja Goebs -- Creation myths / Lucia Gahlin -- Temple cults / Emily Teeter -- Private religion / Lucia Gahlin -- Afterlife beliefs and burial customs / Salima Ikram -- pt. VI. Aesthetics. -- Art / Gay Robins -- Architecture / Kate Spence -- Literature / James P. Allen -- pt. VII. Interactions. -- Egypt and Nubia / Timothy Kendall -- Egypt and the Levant / Manfred Bietak -- Egypt and Mesopotamia / Toby Wilkinson -- Egypt and the Mediterranean world / Louise Steel -- Egypt and the modern world / Andrew Bednarski.
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Providing fresh perspectives on this ancient culture, a digest of current research trends in Egyptology, as well as a unique examination of the Egyptian world, this title enables students to gain a clear understanding of ancient Egyptian society.