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From the Fjords to the Nile: Essays in honour of Richard Holton Pierce on his 80th birthday
by: Pål Steiner (Editor), Alexandros Tsakos (Editor), Eivind Heldaas Seland (Editor)
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
Publication Date: 2018-05-30
Language: English
Print Length: 124 pages
ISBN-10: 1784917761
ISBN-13: 9781784917760
Book Description
From the Fjords to the Nile brings together essays by students and colleagues of Richard Holton Pierce (b. 1935), presented on the occasion of his 80th birthday. It covers topics on the ancient world and the Near East. Pierce is Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Bergen. Starting out as an expert in Egyptian languages, and of law in Greco-Roman Egypt, his professional interest has spanned from ancient Nubia and Coptic Egypt, to digital humanities and game theory. His contributions as scholar, teacher, supervisor and informal advisor to Norwegian studies in Egyptology, classics, archaeology, history, religion, and linguistics through more than five decades can hardly be overstated.Table of ContentsPrefaceNubians move from the margins to the center of their history – László TörökPotsherds on the grave. On burial traditions in the Renk area, South Sudan – Else Johansen KleppeReconstructing a codex with the Coptic Encomia on Apa Victor – Alexandros TsakosBridging Gaps: Archaeological sources and resources in museums – Saphinaz-Amal Naguib‘Egypt and the recalcitrant Pharaoh.’ Origin and function of a biblical motif – Kåre BergeA ‘Sayings Gospel’ attested at Nag Hammadi – Einar ThomassenChaotic mothers and creepy shadows. Metaphors of procreation and vision in On the Origin of the World (NHC II, 5) – Ingvild Sælid GilhusLiquid Images and the poetics of vision in ancient Greece – Jørgen BakkeUmm Gumyāna and the Zār – Richard Johan NatvigTrade and religion in the Central Sahara. The Ibāḍīs and Kawar – Knut VikørFluidité et fixité dans les néotextes numériques – Daniel Apollon
Editorial Reviews
From the Fjords to the Nile brings together essays by students and colleagues of Richard Holton Pierce (b. 1935), presented on the occasion of his 80th birthday. It covers topics on the ancient world and the Near East. Pierce is Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Bergen. Starting out as an expert in Egyptian languages, and of law in Greco-Roman Egypt, his professional interest has spanned from ancient Nubia and Coptic Egypt, to digital humanities and game theory. His contributions as scholar, teacher, supervisor and informal advisor to Norwegian studies in Egyptology, classics, archaeology, history, religion, and linguistics through more than five decades can hardly be overstated.Table of ContentsPrefaceNubians move from the margins to the center of their history – László TörökPotsherds on the grave. On burial traditions in the Renk area, South Sudan – Else Johansen KleppeReconstructing a codex with the Coptic Encomia on Apa Victor – Alexandros TsakosBridging Gaps: Archaeological sources and resources in museums – Saphinaz-Amal Naguib‘Egypt and the recalcitrant Pharaoh.’ Origin and function of a biblical motif – Kåre BergeA ‘Sayings Gospel’ attested at Nag Hammadi – Einar ThomassenChaotic mothers and creepy shadows. Metaphors of procreation and vision in On the Origin of the World (NHC II, 5) – Ingvild Sælid GilhusLiquid Images and the poetics of vision in ancient Greece – Jørgen BakkeUmm Gumyāna and the Zār – Richard Johan NatvigTrade and religion in the Central Sahara. The Ibāḍīs and Kawar – Knut VikørFluidité et fixité dans les néotextes numériques – Daniel Apollon
