Read Ancient Egyptian Biographies: Contexts, Forms, Functions (Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology)

Ancient Egyptian Biographies: Contexts, Forms, Functions (Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology)

Unknown Author

4.9/5 (28542 ratings)

Description:(Auto-)biography is a genre of ancient Egyptian written discourse that was central to high culture from its earliest periods. Belonging to the nonroyal elites, these texts present aspects of individual lives and experience, sometimes as narratives of key events, sometimes as characterizations of personal qualities. Egyptian (auto-) biographies offer a unique opportunity to examine the ways in which individuals fashioned distinctive selves for display and the significance of the physical, religious, and social contexts they selected. The present volume brings together specialists from a range of relevant periods, approaches, and interests. The studies collected here examine Egyptian (auto-)biographies from a variety of complementary (1) anthropological and contrastive perspectives; (2) the original Old Kingdom settings; (3) text format and language; (4) social dimensions; and (5) religious experience.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ancient Egyptian Biographies: Contexts, Forms, Functions (Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology). To get started finding Ancient Egyptian Biographies: Contexts, Forms, Functions (Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1948488280

Description: (Auto-)biography is a genre of ancient Egyptian written discourse that was central to high culture from its earliest periods. Belonging to the nonroyal elites, these texts present aspects of individual lives and experience, sometimes as narratives of key events, sometimes as characterizations of personal qualities. Egyptian (auto-) biographies offer a unique opportunity to examine the ways in which individuals fashioned distinctive selves for display and the significance of the physical, religious, and social contexts they selected. The present volume brings together specialists from a range of relevant periods, approaches, and interests. The studies collected here examine Egyptian (auto-)biographies from a variety of complementary (1) anthropological and contrastive perspectives; (2) the original Old Kingdom settings; (3) text format and language; (4) social dimensions; and (5) religious experience.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ancient Egyptian Biographies: Contexts, Forms, Functions (Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology). To get started finding Ancient Egyptian Biographies: Contexts, Forms, Functions (Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Ancient Egyptian Biographies: Contexts, Forms, Functions (Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology)

Ancient Egyptian Biographies: Contexts, Forms, Functions (Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology)

More Books