The Nile: natural and cultural landscape in Egypt
| Titel: | The Nile: natural and cultural landscape in Egypt / Harco Willems, Jan-Michael Dahms (ed.) ; authors: Jean-Christophe Antoine, Manfred Bietak, Mansour Boraik [und 18 weitere] |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2017 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online Ressource (370 pages) : Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
Mainz historical Cultural Science ; Volume 36 Knowledge Unlatched Frontlist Collection 2016 : History |
| ISBN: | 9783839436158 ; 9783837636154 |
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| Zusammenfassung: |
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. |
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