{"product_id":"everyday-life-in-ancient-egypt-paperback","title":"Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLionel Casson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLionel 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, cabinetmakers, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1975 as \u003ci\u003eThe Horizon Book of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, \u003c\/i\u003e this revised edition includes a new chapter as well as full documentation of the sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLionel Casson \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor emeritus of classics at New York University and has written many books about life in the ancient world, including \u003ci\u003eTravel in the Ancient World, Everyday Life in Ancient Rome\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShips and Seamanship in the Ancient World, \u003c\/i\u003eall available from Johns Hopkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.48 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408667132082,"sku":"9780801866012","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/be3b0147f8259224f9c53e998968f690.webp?v=1778250180","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/everyday-life-in-ancient-egypt-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}