Understanding Power in Ancient Egypt and the Near East, Volume 1 - (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East) (Hardcover)

About the Book

Bringing together scholars from Egyptology and ancient Near Eastern studies, this volume offers new theoretical approaches to the study of concepts and manifestations of power.

Book Synopsis

This volume offers new theoretical approaches to the study of concepts and manifestations of power in the ancient world. Bringing together scholars from Egyptology and ancient Near Eastern studies, this volume aims to synchronize our understanding of the complex mechanics of Power across our fields. Broad in theoretical, geographical, and temporal scope, it presents theoretical models in an approachable manner, showcasing ways in which they can be employed by all scholars of the ancient world.

About the Author

Shane M. Thompson (Ph.D., Brown University) is Assistant Professor of Bible and the Ancient Near East in the Religious Studies Program at North Carolina Wesleyan University. His current research primarily focuses on leisure activities and power relationships in the ancient Near East. He is the author of Displays of Cultural Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony in the Late Bronze and Iron Age Levant: The Public Presence of Foreign Powers and Local Resistance (Routledge, 2023).

Jessica Tomkins (Ph.D. Egyptology, Brown University) is Assistant Professor of History at Wofford College. Her current research focuses on decentralized and non-Eurocentric models of kingship, and provincial government in the Egyptian Old Kingdom.