| Description |
1 online resource (370 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
| Series |
Mainzer historische Kulturwissenschaften ; volume 36 |
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Mainzer historische Kulturwissenschaften ; Bd. 36.
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| Note |
"On 22 and 23 February 2013, the Forschungsschwerpunkt Historische Kulturwissenschaften at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz organized an international symposium ... The present, peer-reviewed volume offers the proceedings of this symposium."--Preface. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Contents viewed on May 10, 2017; title from PDF title page. |
| Subject |
Naučno-Issledovatelʹskij Institut Ugrovedenija.
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Nile River Valley -- History -- To 1500 -- Congresses.
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Egypt -- History -- To 1500 -- Congresses.
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Egypt. (OCoLC)fst01208755
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Nile River Valley. (OCoLC)fst01274166
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Wassernutzung.
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Naturlandschaft.
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Kulturlandschaft.
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Egypt Altertum.
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HISTORY / General.
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| Chronological Term |
To 1500
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Willems, Harco, editor.
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Dahms, Jan-Michael, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nile. Bielefeld : Transcript, [2017] 9783837636154 (OCoLC)970656015 |
| ISBN |
9783839436158 (electronic bk.) |
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383943615X (electronic bk.) |
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9783837636154 (Print-ISBN) |
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3837636151 (Print-ISBN) |
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