Community and identity in ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom cemetery at Qubbet el-Hawa

"This book examines a group of twelve ancient Egyptian tombs (c. 2300 BCE) in the elite Old Kingdom cemetery of Elephantine at Qubbet el-Hawa in modern Aswan. It develops an interdisciplinary approach to the material...drawing on methods from art history, archaeology, anthropology, and sociolog...

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Main Author: Vischak, Deborah 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2015
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:"This book examines a group of twelve ancient Egyptian tombs (c. 2300 BCE) in the elite Old Kingdom cemetery of Elephantine at Qubbet el-Hawa in modern Aswan. It develops an interdisciplinary approach to the material...drawing on methods from art history, archaeology, anthropology, and sociology, including agency theory, the role of style, the reflexive relationship between people and landscape, and the nature of locality and community identity. A careful examination of the architecture, setting, and unique text and image programs of these tombs in context provides a foundation for considering how ancient Egyptian provincial communities bonded to each other, developed shared identities within the broader Egyptian world, and expressed these identities through their personal forms of visual and material culture"..
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVIII, 328 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9781107027602

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