The Horizon book of daily life in ancient Egypt

Alternate Titles

• Daily life in ancient Egypt.

Description

"In this latest work, Lionel Casson offers a comprehensive introduction to the people of ancient Egypt. He describes the structure of Egyptian society - the levels from peasant to pharaoh, the nature of the family and the role of women. He reviews the professions, from the lowliest scribes to the architects and engineers who built the pyramids, and examines the work of sculptors, painters, cabinet-makers, jewelers, and smiths whose hands turned out the sculptures, murals, and objects of beauty that are so prized today. He deals with that key factor in Egyptian life, religion; the nature of the gods; the powerful role played by belief in the afterlife; and the career of one pharaoh, Akhenaten, who attempted to put heretical views into practice."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

They had a king who to them was a living god on earth, not merely heaven's chosen.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Daily life in five great ages of history

Other Editions

• The Horizon book of daily life in ancient EgyptAmerican Heritage Pub. Co. : book trade distribution by McGraw-Hill1975-01-01
• Daily Life in Ancient EgyptPaperbackPaperbook Press, Incorporated1994-08-01
• Everyday Life in Ancient EgyptHardcoverThe Johns Hopkins University Press2001-05-03
• Life in Ancient EgyptNew Word City2015-01-01
• Life in Ancient EgyptNew Word City2018-01-01
• Daily life in ancient Egypt.