Tradition and transformation in Ancient Egypt. Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress for Young Egyptologists 15-19 September, 2015, Vienna / Andrea Kahlbacher ; Elisa Priglinger (eds.)

With the overall topic? Tradition and Transformation in Ancient Egypt? we tried to invite scholars working in different fields to discuss (dis)continuity of traditions and consequent cultural transformation. The main aim was to stimulate research and an exchange of ideas and to build bridges for a variety of disciplines within Egyptology. The first impression given by the ancient Egyptian culture is that of continuity and long-lasting stability. In fact, we can observe very different kinds of transformation processes alongside unbroken tradition. These changes are visible in all areas of society: politics, art, language, economy, religion, etc. This volume gives an insight into the research presented and the results of various discussions afterwards.0In the study of ancient cultures and civilizations, the questions about what remains and what is changing are always of great importance. It is the attempt to get a deeper understanding of the life and thinking of our ancestors. Cultural changes are dynamic processes and can be caused by developments in technology, political and religious ideas or substantial experiences with diverse societies or environmental factors.0Because of this sheer panoply of possible causes, one seeks to understand transformation in ancient Egypt by asking a series of essential questions: what is the nature of a particular change, when and where did it come about, through what agency, for what purpose, which parts of Egyptian society did it affect, and how lasting were its consequences? In order to answer these questions, it is necessary to involve as many different cultural aspects as possible

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Old Kingdom Model and miniature vessels from Giza / Katarína Arias Kytnarová, Lucie Jirákosvá and Martin Odler -- Transformation in cultic perception. Beer jars versus miniaturised beer jars / Katarína Arias Kytnarová -- Late period bronze casting at the first cataract. The technological objects from the Qubbet el-Hawa Necropolis / Johannes Auenmüller -- Changes in funerary culture and stone vessel production in the early state / Keita Takenouchi -- New Kingdom temple towns in Nubia. Transformation of an (urban) landscape / Jördis Vieth -- Between tradition and transformation. The Apis cult under Cambyses II and Darius I (c. 526-486 BC) / Nenad Markovic and Mina Ilic -- Action, reaction & interaction. The mechanics of an Amarna period erasure campaign and its impact on the Theban Necropolis / Alice McClymont -- State and social complexity transformation. An interdisciplinary analysis of predynastic Egypt / Paolo Medici -- Changes and development in the title hm-k3 from the Old to the Middle Kingdom / Raúl Sánchez Casado -- Semantic changes in ancient Egyptian. Some case studies / Gaëlle Chantrain -- Retention or rejection. The fate of 'Ältere Komposita' at the transition from the 'Dreisilbengesetz' to the 'Zweisilbengesetz' / Roman Gundacker -- Reinventing the afterlife. The curious figure of Medjed in the Book of the Dead / Ilaria Cariddi -- Nun: a traditional and static conception? The evolution of the conception of primeval matter between the Middle and the New Kingdom / Cloé Caron -- The b3 over time. Continuity of concept, discontinuity in the figurative art / Emanule Casini -- The tomb of osiris. Perception, representation and cultural construction of a sacred space in the Egyptian tradition / Angelo Colonna -- Traditionally unharmed? Women and children in New Kingdom battle scenes / Uros Matic -- The evolution of Libyans' identity markers in Egyptian iconography. The Tjehenu example / Elena Panaite -- Breaking the 'rules'? Innovation in New Kingdom painting and relief / Inmaculada Vivas Sáinz

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