ISBN:
9783839436158
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online Ressource (370 pages)
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Müller, Marcus [Rezension von: The Nile : natural and cultural landscape in Egypt] 2020
Series Statement:
Mainz historical Cultural Science Volume 36
Series Statement:
Knowledge Unlatched Frontlist Collection 2016
Series Statement:
History
Series Statement:
Mainzer historische Kulturwissenschaften
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Nile
DDC:
940
Keywords:
History
;
Society
;
Nature
;
Cultural History
;
Environmental History
;
Archaeology
;
African History
;
Fluvial Dynamics
;
Socio-Economic History
;
Nile
;
Ancient Egypt
;
Cultural Ecology
;
Natural Landscape
;
Cultural Landscape
;
Konferenzschrift 2013
;
Konferenzschrift 2013
;
Electronic books
;
Konferenzschrift 2013
;
Ägypten
;
Wassernutzung
;
Nil
;
Naturlandschaft
;
Kulturlandschaft
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
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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