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2001
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2001
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Edited by Donald B. Redford
600 entries
Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars,
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000-year civilization.
The Encyclopedia offers the most complete picture available of ancient Egyptian civilization, from the predynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century CE. Here is the Egyptian world in illuminating, accessible detail: art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court. Of special interest is the coverage of themes and issues that are particularly controversial—such as the new theories of the origins of complex society in the Nile Valley, new discoveries about Greco-Roman Egypt, and new developments in literature, religion, linguistics and other fields, including the debates about Egypt's African legacy
Donald B. Redford is Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Pennsylvania State University.
e-reference edition ISBN: 0195187652
Print edition ISBN: 0195102347
Print edition publication date: 2001
Publishing history: First published 2001
Copyright: Copyright © 2001, 2005 by Oxford University Press, Inc.
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