The Nile: natural and cultural landscape in Egypt
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...
| Другие заглавия: | The Nile |
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Опубликовано: |
Bielefeld, Germany
transcript Verlag
20170131
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| В: |
Mainzer historische Kulturwissenschaften (Volume 36)
Год: 2017 |
| Обзоры: | [Rezension von: The Nile : natural and cultural landscape in Egypt] (2020) (Müller, Marcus)
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| Серии журналов/журналы: | Mainzer historische Kulturwissenschaften
Volume 36 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Египет (древний, мотив) (Древность)
/ Использование воды
/ Нил (мотив)
/ Природный ландшафт
/ Культурный ландшафт
/ История (мотив)
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| Другие ключевые слова: | B
History: specific events & topics
B Публикации конференции 2013 (Mainz) |
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| Итог: | 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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| ISBN: | 383943615X |
| Доступ: | Open Access |