Ancient Egypt & Egyptology
Ancient Egypt from Pre-Dynastic times to rise of Islam
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Sur les pas de l’âne dans la religion égyptienne [Hardback]
Marie Vandenbeusch (Author)
£195.00ISBN: 9789088908286
Published by : Sidestone Press
L’âne, animal essentiel au commerce et à l’agriculture de l’Égypte ancienne, apparaît dans des sources de tout ordre, témoignant de sa prégnance dans l’univers égyptien. Une grande partie des attestations relatives à cet animal provient de documen... .... Learn More -
A Stranger in the House - The Crossroads III: Proceedings of an International Conference on Foreigners in Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Societies of the Bronze Age held in Prague, September 10-13, 2018 [Hardback]
Jana Mynářová (Editor); Marwan Kilani (Editor); Sergio Alivernini (Editor)
£66.80ISBN: 9788073089283
Published by : Czech Institute of Egyptology
The main objective of the conference was to enhance our understanding of “foreignness” in ancient societies between the end of the Chalcolithic period and the end of the Late Bronze Age. This book collects some of the twenty most significant contr... .... Learn More -
The Oasis Papers 9: A Tribute to Anthony J. Mills after Forty Years in Dakhleh Oasis [Hardback]
Gillian E. Bowen (Editor); Colin A. Hope (Editor)
£60.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789253764
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Dakhleh Oasis Papers
Volume: IX
This new volume in the Oasis Papers series marks the 40th anniversary of archaeological fieldwork in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert under the leadership of Anthony J. Mills and presents a synthesis of the current state of our knowledg... .... Learn More -
Hair and death in ancient Egypt: The mourning rite in the times of the Pharaohs [Paperback]
Maria Rosa Valdesogo (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9789492940087
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Mourners shake and pull their hair on reliefs and paintings from ancient Egypt. They took part in funerary ceremonies in ancient Egypt, contributing to the dead’s resurrection in the afterlife. Hair played a clear role in these rites. In this publ... .... Learn More -
Gilded Flesh: Coffins and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt [Hardback]
Rogério Sousa (Editor)
£60.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789252620
Published by : Oxbow Books
Egyptian coffins stand out in museums’ collections for their lively and radiant appearance. As an involucre of the mummy, coffins played a key-role by protecting the body and at the same time, integrating the deceased in the afterlife. The paramou... .... Learn More -
Created for Eternity: The Greatest Discoveries of Czech Egyptology [Hardback]
Miroslav Bárta (Author); Ladislav Bareš (Author); Jaromír Krajčí (Author)
£26.60ISBN: 9788073089276
Published by : Czech Institute of Egyptology
In 2019 Charles University, its Faculty of Arts, and the Czech Institute of Egyptology are celebrating the hundredth birthday of Czech Egyptology. It is an important centenary not only for us, but for archaeology globally. For many years now Czech... .... Learn More -
The Persistence of Memory in Kush: Pianchy and his Temple [Hardback]
Anthony Spalinger (Author)
£71.00ISBN: 9788073089160
Published by : Czech Institute of Egyptology
A Report concerned with military reliefs in the Great Temple at Gebel Barkal in Nubia, the present Sudan (B 500), important battle scenes in the Great Temple's inner hall (B 502) and the outer one (B 501). .... Learn More -
Perspectives on Lived Religion: Practices Transmission Landscape [Hardback]
Nico Staring (Editor); Huw Twiston Davies (Editor); Lara Weiss (Editor)
£150.00ISBN: 9789088907937
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Volume: 21
Religion in the ancient world, and ancient Egyptian religion in particular, is often perceived as static, hierarchically organised, and centred on priests, tombs, and temples. Engagement with archaeological and textual evidence dispels these begui... .... Learn More -
Perspectives on Lived Religion: Practices Transmission Landscape [Paperback]
Nico Staring (Editor); Huw Twiston Davies (Editor); Lara Weiss (Editor)
£50.00ISBN: 9789088907920
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Volume: 21
Religion in the ancient world, and ancient Egyptian religion in particular, is often perceived as static, hierarchically organised, and centred on priests, tombs, and temples. Engagement with archaeological and textual evidence dispels these begui... .... Learn More -
Creatures of Earth, Water and Sky: Essays on Animals in Ancient Egypt and Nubia [Paperback]
Stéphanie Porcier (Editor); Salima Ikram (Editor); Stéphane Pasquali (Editor)
£55.00ISBN: 9789088907722
Published by : Sidestone Press
Ancient Egyptians always had an intense and complex relationship with animals in daily life as well as in religion. Despite the fact that research on this relationship has been a topic of study, gaps in our knowledge still remain. This volume pres... .... Learn More
