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American University In Cairo Press - The Afterlives Of Egyptian History Reuse And Reformulation Of Objects Places And Texts - Hardcover
American University In Cairo Press - The Afterlives Of Egyptian History Reuse And Reformulation Of Objects Places And Texts - Hardcover
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Description: An examination of the myriad lifetimes lived by ancient Egyptian artifacts Egypt has a particular longue dur e a continuity of preservation in deep time not seen in other parts of the world. Over the centuries ancient buildings have been adopted for purposes that differed from the original. Temple sites have been transformed into places of worship for new deities or turned into houses and tombs. Tombs in turn have been adapted to function as human dwellings already in the Late Antique Period. The Afterlives of Egyptian History expands on the traditional academic approach of studying the original function and sociopolitical circumstances of ancient Egyptian objects texts and sites to examine their secondary lives by exploring their reuse modification and reinterpretation. Written in honor of the Egyptologist Edward Bleiberg this volume brings together a group of luminous scholars from a wide range of fields including Egyptian archaeology philology conservation and art to explore the historical circumstances as well as political and economic situations of people who have come into contact with ancient Egypt both in antiquity and in more recent times. Contributor Affiliations: Yekaterina Barbash Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a Lisa Bruno Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a Simon Connor F. R. S. FNRS Brussels Belgium and University of Liege Liege Belgium Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney UCL a Los Angeles C a US a Richard Fazzini Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a Peter Lacovara Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Heritage Fund Albany NY US a Ronald J. Leprohon University of Toronto Canada Mary Mc Kercher Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a Edmund Meltzer Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria California US a Joachim Friedrich Quack Heidelberg University Tiffin Ohio US a Paul Edmund Stanwick independent scholar New York NY US a Emily Teeter University of Chicago Chicago IL US a Kathy Zurek - Doule Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a
Title: The Afterlives Of Egyptian History Reuse And Reformulation Of Objects Places And Texts
Brand: American University In Cairo Press
Barcode: 9781617979927
Pages: 224 Pages, 83 B&W
Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Category: Religion: General
Description: An examination of the myriad lifetimes lived by ancient Egyptian artifacts Egypt has a particular longue dur e a continuity of preservation in deep time not seen in other parts of the world. Over the centuries ancient buildings have been adopted for purposes that differed from the original. Temple sites have been transformed into places of worship for new deities or turned into houses and tombs. Tombs in turn have been adapted to function as human dwellings already in the Late Antique Period. The Afterlives of Egyptian History expands on the traditional academic approach of studying the original function and sociopolitical circumstances of ancient Egyptian objects texts and sites to examine their secondary lives by exploring their reuse modification and reinterpretation. Written in honor of the Egyptologist Edward Bleiberg this volume brings together a group of luminous scholars from a wide range of fields including Egyptian archaeology philology conservation and art to explore the historical circumstances as well as political and economic situations of people who have come into contact with ancient Egypt both in antiquity and in more recent times. Contributor Affiliations: Yekaterina Barbash Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a Lisa Bruno Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a Simon Connor F. R. S. FNRS Brussels Belgium and University of Liege Liege Belgium Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney UCL a Los Angeles C a US a Richard Fazzini Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a Peter Lacovara Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Heritage Fund Albany NY US a Ronald J. Leprohon University of Toronto Canada Mary Mc Kercher Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a Edmund Meltzer Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria California US a Joachim Friedrich Quack Heidelberg University Tiffin Ohio US a Paul Edmund Stanwick independent scholar New York NY US a Emily Teeter University of Chicago Chicago IL US a Kathy Zurek - Doule Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY US a
Title: The Afterlives Of Egyptian History Reuse And Reformulation Of Objects Places And Texts
Brand: American University In Cairo Press
Barcode: 9781617979927
Pages: 224 Pages, 83 B&W
Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Category: Religion: General
