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Ceramic Perspectives on Ancient Egyptian Society

Leslie Anne Warden

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English
Cambridge University Press
24 June 2021
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.

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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
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  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.

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