ABSTRACT

Already a classic and widely used text, this second edition has been wholly revised and updated in the light of the many discoveries made since its first publication. Michael Rice's bold and original work evokes the fascination and wonder of the most ancient period of Egypt's history.

Covering a huge range of topics, including formative influences in the political and social organization and art of Egypt, the origins of kingship, the age of pyramids, the nature of Egypt's contact with the lands around the Arabian Gulf, and the earliest identifiable developments of the historic Egyptian personality.

Egypt's Making is a scholarly yet readable and imaginative approach to this compelling ancient civilization.

chapter 1|19 pages

THE LAND OF EGYPT

chapter 2|20 pages

THE ROOTS OF THE EGYPTIAN STATE

chapter 3|30 pages

THE PURSUIT OF THE DIVINE

chapter 4|24 pages

THE ROYAL POWER CENTRES

chapter 5|38 pages

THE DUAL KINGS

chapter 6|21 pages

THE LEGACY OF THE FOUNDER KINGS

chapter 7|19 pages

THE THIRD DYNASTY

Innovation

chapter 8|17 pages

THE PYRAMID AGE

The splendour of the Old Kingdom

chapter 9|24 pages

THE OLD KINGDOM

Fulfilment and decline

chapter 10|13 pages

THE END OF THE OLD KINGDOM

chapter 11|18 pages

EASTWARDS FROM EGYPT

chapter 12|32 pages

C.G. JUNG AND ANCIENT EGYPT