This Element demonstrates how ceramics, a dataset that is more typically identified with chronology than social analysis, can forward the study of Egyptian society writ large. This Element argues that the sheer mass of ceramic material indicates the importance of pottery to Egyptian life. Ceramics form a crucial dataset with which Egyptology must critically engage, and which necessitate working with the Egyptian past using a more fluid theoretical toolkit. This Element will demonstrate how ceramics may be employed in social analyses through a focus on four broad areas of inquiry: regionalism; ties between province and state, elite and non-elite; domestic life; and the relationship of political change to social change. While the case studies largely come from the Old through Middle Kingdoms, the methods and questions may be applied to any period of Egyptian history.
By:
Leslie Anne Warden Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 161g ISBN:9781108744133 ISBN 10: 1108744133 Series:Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context Pages: 75 Publication Date:24 June 2021 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Ceramics as Dataset; 2. Integration of State and Province; 3. Investigating Egyptian Regionalism; 4. The Relationship of Political to Social Change; 5. The Complexity of Private Life; 6. Finding People through Potsherds; Glossary; References.