Napata und Meroe
Kulturgeschichte eines nubischen Reiches
by Francis Breyer
Paperback (Published)
(January 2022)
ISBN: 9783170377332
5.47 x 7.95 inches
Price: $44.00
In stock
English summary: Around 700 BCE, the Nubians ruled an empire that stretched from southern Palestine to the tropical regions of Africa. It lasted for nearly 1000 years and was so powerful that even the Emperor Augustus was forced to let it dictate peace terms to him. Meroitic culture is one of the most fascinating in antiquity, set in an intricate balance between ‘high culture’ and nomadism, between the heart of Africa and the Mediterranean cultures, and between indigenous and external influences. At the same time, it is still largely unknown. Although it has now become possible to decipher the Meroitic script, the texts remain largely incomprehensible even today. Francis Breyer, one of the researchers working to decipher Meroitic and one of the top experts on the ancient cultures of northeast Africa, provides here a comprehensive overview of Napatan-Meroitic culture, ranging from basic living conditions to social structure and religion, material culture and political history. German description: Um 700 v. Chr. herrschten die Nubier uber ein Reich, das von Sudpalastina bis in die Tropen Afrikas reichte. Es hatte fast 1000 Jahre lang Bestand und war so machtig, dass sich Kaiser Augustus einen Frieden diktieren lassen musste. Die meroitische Kultur ist eine der faszinierendsten des Altertums: zwischen “Hochkultur” und Nomadentum, zwischen dem Herzen Afrikas und den Mittelmeerkulturen, zwischen indigenen und auaeren Einflussen. Zugleich ist sie noch weitgehend unbekannt. Zwar konnte die meroitische Schrift mittlerweile entziffert werden, die Texte sind jedoch bis heute weitgehend unverstandlich geblieben. Francis Breyer, einer der Forscher, die an der Entschlusselung des Meroitischen arbeiten, und einer der besten Kenner der antiken Kulturen Nordostafrikas, bietet einen umfassenden Uberblick uber die napatanisch-meroitische Kultur von den Lebensgrundlagen uber die Gesellschaftsstruktur und Religion bis hin zur materiellen Kultur und zur politischen Geschichte.
- By (author) Francis Breyer
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