Never Had The Like Occurred: Egypt's View Of Its Past (Encounters With Ancient Egypt)

by John Tait (Editor)

Paperback, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

932.0072

Collection

Publication

Left Coast Press (2007), Edition: 2nd edition, 278 pages

Description

Never Had the Like Occurred' examines Ancient Egypt's own multifaceted encounters with its past. As Egyptian culture constantly changed and evolved, this book follows a chronological arrangement, from early Egypt to the attitudes of the Coptic population in the Byzantine Period. Within this framework, it asks what access the Egyptians had to information about the past, whether deliberately or accidentally acquired; what use was made of the past; what were the Egyptians attitudes to the past; what sense of past time did the Egyptians have; and what kinds of reverence for the past did they entertain? This is the first book dedicated to the whole range of these themes. It provides an explanatory context for the numerous previous studies that have dealt with particular sets of evidence, particular periods, or particular issues. It provides a case study of how civilizations may view and utilize their past.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

278 p.; 6 inches

ISBN

159874206X / 9781598742060

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