Ancient Egyptian Culture and Society - AHIS280
This unit builds on AHIS170 and studies the long-term developments of ancient Egyptian society and culture from the Predynastic to Late Antique periods (ca. 5000 BCE to 1000 CE). Informed by theory and research paradigms developed in the social and cultural sciences, the unit will identify the processes by which the ancient Egyptian culture was transformed and yet maintained its cultural identity throughout its long history. Topics to be examined in include, social organisation, identity and personhood, modes of governance, the social dimensions of ancient Egyptian mortuary practices, the complexity and variability of visual culture and representation, in addition to the use and adaptive re-use of mortuary and cultic landscapes and the reception of ancient Egypt in the memory of the world.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day S2 Online - Session 2, Online |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Alexandra Woods |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp at 100 level or above |
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| NCCW(s): | AHST261 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Ancient History Faculty of Arts |
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