Object Worlds in Ancient Egypt: Material Biographies Past and Present
From the Valley of the Kings to Las Vegas, Egypt looms large in the Western imagination. So why are we intrigued by pyramids and practices of mummification? Is it because the ancient Egyptians fetishized material objects? And what do Egyptian remains tell us about biography, embodiment, memory, materiality, the self, and, indeed, ourselves? This book considers how excavated objects reveal ancient Egyptians' experiences of their material world. It also explores existential questions that not only preoccupied ancient Egyptians, but continue to fascinate people today. What is the essence of persons and things? How might we understand the situate…
Mehr
CHF 149.00
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V106:
Fremdlagertitel. Lieferzeit unbestimmt
Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Meskell, Lynn
- ISBN: 978-1-85973-862-7
- EAN: 9781859738627
- Produktnummer: 1441854
- Verlag: Berg Publ Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 265 S.
- Masse: H23.9 cm x B16.4 cm x D2.1 cm 576 g
- Gewicht: 576
Über den Autor
Lynn Meskell, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University
Bewertungen
Anmelden