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Understanding Power in Ancient Egypt and the Near East, Volume 1
Approaches
Series: - Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 140
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.
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.
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.
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Approaches to Power in the Ancient World
âShane M. Thompson and Jessica Tomkins
1 Power, Authority, and Legitimacy: âDefiningâ the Triangle of Effective Statehood in Pharaonic Egypt
âJohn Rogers
2 I Have the Power: Reflections on the Role of Individual Capability and Modalities of Power in the Archaeology of Greater Mesopotamia
âJasonR. Kennedy
3 Theorizing Power in Ancient Egypt
âJessica Tomkins
4 Gendered Power in Ancient Egypt: How a Female Wielded Power in a Patriarchal System
âKathlynM. Cooney
5 Feel like a King: Theorizing the Emotions of Ancient Power
âTara Prakash
6 The Power of Apocalypse: The Social Dynamics of Judgment in the Parables of Enoch and the Animal Apocalypse
âJoshua Scott
7 Queenship, Power, and Mortuary Agency in Ancient Kush
âKate Rose
8 From the Monumental to the Mundane: A Material Engagement Approach to Power in the Ancient Near East
âTimothy Hogue
9 Power in Ancient Egypt: Beyond the Absolutist Pharaoh
âJuanCarlos MorenoGarcÃa
10 The Breakdown of Power Structures in the Geographical and Social Shatter Zones of the Ancient Near East
âShaneM. Thompson
Index
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Approaches to Power in the Ancient World
âShane M. Thompson and Jessica Tomkins
1 Power, Authority, and Legitimacy: âDefiningâ the Triangle of Effective Statehood in Pharaonic Egypt
âJohn Rogers
2 I Have the Power: Reflections on the Role of Individual Capability and Modalities of Power in the Archaeology of Greater Mesopotamia
âJasonR. Kennedy
3 Theorizing Power in Ancient Egypt
âJessica Tomkins
4 Gendered Power in Ancient Egypt: How a Female Wielded Power in a Patriarchal System
âKathlynM. Cooney
5 Feel like a King: Theorizing the Emotions of Ancient Power
âTara Prakash
6 The Power of Apocalypse: The Social Dynamics of Judgment in the Parables of Enoch and the Animal Apocalypse
âJoshua Scott
7 Queenship, Power, and Mortuary Agency in Ancient Kush
âKate Rose
8 From the Monumental to the Mundane: A Material Engagement Approach to Power in the Ancient Near East
âTimothy Hogue
9 Power in Ancient Egypt: Beyond the Absolutist Pharaoh
âJuanCarlos MorenoGarcÃa
10 The Breakdown of Power Structures in the Geographical and Social Shatter Zones of the Ancient Near East
âShaneM. Thompson
Index
The volume is of broad interest to scholars and graduate students working on power relations, and, most specifically, of interest to scholars of ancient Egypt and the Near East.