The Nile: Natural and Cultural Landscape in Egypt : Proceedings of the International Symposium held at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universitt Mainz, 22 & 23 February 2013

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series Mainz Historical Cultural Sciences

ISBN-10 3837636151

ISBN-13 9783837636154

Publisher Transcript Verlag

Imprint Transcript Verlag

Country of Manufacture DE

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jan 6th, 2017

Print length 374 Pages

Weight 536 grams

Dimensions 15.00 x 22.50 x 2.70 cms

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Ancient Egypt as we know it with all its wonders like pyramids and temples wouldn't have existed without the Nile. The first recent attempt to explain the importance of this natural phenomenon for the culture of pharaonic 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 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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