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 | | The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: 3 Volume Set by Donald B. Redford (Editor) ISBN-10: 0195102347 ISBN-10: 0-19-510234-7 ISBN-13: 9780195102345 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-510234-5 Hardcover 2000-12-15 Oxford University Press, USA Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000 year civilization. The Encyclopedia offers the most complete picture available of ancient Egyptian civilization, from the predynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century CE. Here is the Egyptian world in illuminating, accessible detail: art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court. Of special interest is the coverage of themes and issues that are particularly controversial--such as the new theories of the origins of complex society in the Nile Valley, new discoveries about Greco-Roman Egypt, and new developments in literature, religion, linguistics and other fields, including the debates about Egypt's African legacy. Extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, and maps, the Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt is designed for the widest possible access, serving students, teachers, and scholars in fields ranging from Near East archaeology and classics to ancient art, architecture, history, language and religion, as well as general readers fascinated by a world that remains--even today--incompletely mapped. | ||
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Best Reference Book on Egypt Available This is a 3 Volume Encyclopedia and does consist of 1880 pages. It is the most authorative book that the non professional person wanting to learn about Egypt can obtain. Some of the other reviews (1 star) do not make sense to me and they must be talking about some other set of books. | ||
Definitive but poorly presented This is an A-Z of Egyptology which will act as a definitive reference. Two downsides: 1) There is no narrative introduction to the subject, so this Encyclopedia would complement a 'history', but not replace it 2) The photographs are in black and white and are often bad quality: badly focussed, badly lit. | ||
Not worth [money] much less 10 times that amount The problem with this encyclopedia is that it is not encyclopedic in nature. Many topics are not covered (for example, you won't find Hatshepsut's mortuary temple in it), and those that are covered are handled in a very simplistic and abbreviated (not concise, just short) way. I cannot remember when I was so disappointed in a reference book...maybe never. | ||
Wrong Book There is a problem here - there is an updated version of this book, available elsewhere, which (i) is longer, (ii)has more color photos, and (iii) is about 10% cheaper. | ||
Don't be deceived!!! I just received this book and found that for [your money] you get one 500 page book instead of the full 1600 page set of 3 as stated in the description. Basically, you are not getting what you are paying for. Don't order from here unless you plan on returning it. | ||