Mark D. Janzen

The Iconography of Humiliation in New Kingdom Egypt

The Depiction and Treatment of Bound Foreigners

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume analyzes the iconography of bound foreigners on New Kingdom monuments and artifacts in order to better understand Egyptian perspectives on foreigners and their treatment of prisoners of war.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781032492919
• ISBN-10: 1032492910
• Artikelnr.: 71237027

Autorenporträt

Mark D. Janzen is Associate Professor of Archaeology and Ancient History at Lipscomb University. He received his PhD from the University of Memphis (ancient history). His primary research interests are Egyptian epigraphy and archaeology, New Kingdom military history, and the Israelite exodus.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing the Iconography and its Discontents
2. Ideology, Politics, and Propaganda: The Role of Foreigners in Royal Legitimization
3. The Ubiquity of the Motif: Rhetorical Depictions of Artifacts from the Tomb of Tutankhamun and Related Objects
4. The Creativity of the Motif: Interactive Depictions
5. Bound Foreigners in 18th Dynasty Reliefs
6. Bound Foreigners in the Battle Reliefs of Seti I and Ramesses II
7. Chasing Greatness: Bound Foreigners in the Reliefs of Merneptah and Ramesses III
8. The Textual Record and the Fate of Prisoners of War
9. Cross-Cultural Parallels and Modern Sensibilities
Conclusion.