An Appraisal of Pharaonic Egyptian Boundary Studies

Autor: Oren Siegel | Strony: 11–34 | DOI: 10.12775/EtudTrav.38.001

Streszczenie

Exogenous and endogenous factors have encouraged increasing research on Pharaonic Egyptian territoriality, as well as the polity’s ideological, social, cultural, economic, and political boundaries. Key themes include studies of Egyptian vocabulary related to boundaries, Pharaonic conceptions of space, frontier fortresses and other material correlates of boundaries, social identity and ethnicity, migration and mobility, cultural, religious, and economic networks, aesthetic divisions in Pharaonic imagery, and rites of passage or ritual practices demarcating social boundaries. Contemporary scholars employ a wide variety of theoretical approaches and have moved beyond the cultural-historical methods of early twentieth century scholars. Current scholarship foregrounds the importance of boundary maintenance and practice-based approaches. Collaborative, multi-scalar studies that compare cross-frontier policy within Egypt and with other polities offer a promising avenue for future research.

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