Performance and Drama in Ancient Egypt

by Robyn Gillam

Publisher:

Bloomsbury

, 2005

Overview

Performance and Drama in Ancient Egypt examines archaeological and textual materials for evidence of performance-based activities in Egypt from the beginning of the historic period until the later Roman Empire. It takes as its starting point enactments of performance texts from the Greco-Roman period done by the author’s students and examines the widespread vogue for re-enactments on archaeological sites and in the mass media. The book presents a historically-based survey of ancient Egyptian performance activities that relates them to other cultural and historical developments. The materials discussed include texts, visual art, architecture and material culture. The author deals with issues that have been raised in the emerging field of performance archaeology as well as seeking to initiate a discussion on performance in Egyptology and related disciplines.

Product Details

• Title: Performance and Drama in Ancient Egypt
• Author: Robyn Gillam
• Series: Duckworth Egyptology
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Theater › Egypt--History--To 1500; Art and society › Egypt--History--To 1500; Egypt › Antiquities
• ISBNs: 0715634046, 9780715634042
• Resource ID: LLS:PRFRMNCDRMNGYPT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:23:09Z

About Robyn Gillam

Robyn Gillam is a freelance writer in cultural criticism and an instructor in mass communication and religious studies at York University, Toronto, Canada. She registers artifacts and contributes to the adult education program at the Egyptian department of the Royal Ontario Museum.