Nile and Egyptian Civilization [Paperback]

Alexandre Moret (Author)

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Publication Date: December 19, 2001

Classic study examines influence of the Nile and climate on social development in ancient Egypt, evolution of dynasties, divine kingdoms, the earliest royal institutions, feudal period, and social revolutions. Detailed discussions of religion, art and science, gods and cults, design and construction of temples and tombs, medicine, astronomy, literature, more. Profusely illustrated.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (December 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486420094
• ISBN-13: 978-0486420097
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,102,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This lucid, admirably written, and fully illustrated study by a noted French scholar and Egyptologist surveys the rise and decline of Egyptian culture through thirty centuries. Divided into three sections, the 1927 classic presents the history of Egypt in an absolutely new light, focusing in Part I on the country itself?early social organization, dynasties and divine kingdoms, nomes (or provinces) of the delta, and more. Part II covers kinship and society, including the protohistoric monarchy, the earliest royal institutions, the feudal period and social revolutions, the rule of just laws, and other topics.
Part III is devoted to a vigorous summary of intellectual life, including religion, art, and science, with detailed discussions of the growing complexity of Egyptian religion and the position of such gods as Ra and Osiris in the Egyptian pantheon; the practice of magic; morality and personal piety; the design and construction of temples and tombs; geometry and mathematics; medicine; astronomy; literature; and much else.
Enlivened with picturesque details and quotations that take readers into the heart of a glorious civilization, this profusely illustrated, comprehensive, and perceptive view of ancient Egypt remains "an excellent study, thorough, careful, intelligent, and above all, readable."?New Republic. It will appeal to general readers as well as scholars.