The Nile: Natural and Cultural Landscape in Egypt
Harco Willems · Jan-Michael Dahms
Mar 2017 · Mainzer Historische Kulturwissenschaften Book 36 · transcript Verlag
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Although Herodot's dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impacted on ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on the textual and iconographic record, whereas archaeologists and earth scientists approach the issue from the perspective of natural sciences. The contributions in this volume bridge this gap by analyzing the river both as a natural and as a cultural phenomenon. Adopting an approach of cultural ecology, it addresses issues like ancient land use, administration and taxation, irrigation, and religious concepts.
About the author
Harco Willems (Prof.) reads Egyptology at KU Leuven. He is the director of the Dayr al-Barsha project of KU Leuven. Jan-Michael Dahms holds a PhD in Egyptology from the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg.
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