Dynastic Egypt: Material Culture and Changes in Society

Pre-requisites: None

Course objectives: Detailed introduction to the most important monuments of Egyptian culture, their positioning in a chronological frame work and in a specific chronological context; improving the student’s ability to reconstruct cultural concepts, events or the structure of an ancient society.

Course description: Periodical review of Egyptian culture, starting with the Old Kingdome up to the time of Greek and Roman rule. Socio - cultural changes in dynastic Egypt. External and internal influences, review of territories that Egypt was in continuous contact with (Nubia, Libya, Sinai, and Palestine), with an emphasis on the material culture. Analyzing the role of archaeological data versus written sources in the reconstruction of the past (social relations, religion, historical events, technical knowledge, etc.) using characteristic examples. Ancient Egyptian studies, using modern theoretical and methodological approaches on specific examples.

Learning Outcomes: Midterm examination and oral examination.

Literature/Reading:

• BARD, K.A., An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, Oxford 2007, 121-326.
• REDFORD, D.B. History and Egyptology, in: T. Wilkinson (Ed.), Egyptology Today, Cambridge: 2008, 23-35.
• ŠO, I., Egipat i spoljni svet, u: Oksfordska istorija starog Egipta, priredio I. Šo, Beograd 2004, 456-478.
• SHAW, I., Ancient Egypt. A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004.
• SCHULZ, R. and M. SEIDEL (Eds.), Egypt. The World of Pharaohs, Cologne 1998
• http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/Welcome.html
• http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/egypt/egyptindex.html
• IBADA AL-NUBI, Š., Vojnik, u: Likovi starog Egipta, priredio S. Donadoni, Beograd 2005, 162-196.
• MORKOT, R.G., The Egyptians. An Introduction, Oxon 2005.
• Oksfordska istorija starog Egipta, priredio I. Šo, Beograd 2004.