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Writing, Violence, and the Military - Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1550-1295 BCE) (Hardcover)
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Writing, Violence, and the Military - Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1550-1295 BCE) (Hardcover)
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Writing, Violence, and the Military takes representations of
reading and writing in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (ca. 1550-1295 BCE)
as its point of departure, asking how patrons of art conceptualized
literacy and how in turn they positioned themselves with respect to
it. Exploring statuary and tomb art through the prism of
self-representation and group formation, it makes three claims.
Firstly, that the elite of this period held a variety of notions
regarding literacy, among which violence and memory are most
prominent. Secondly, that among the Eighteenth Dynasty elite,
literacy found its strongest advocates among men whose careers
brought them to engage with the military, either as military
officials or as civil administrators who accompanied the army
beyond the borders of Egypt. Finally, that Haremhab - the General
in Chief who later ascended the throne - voiced unique views
regarding literacy that arose from his career as an elite military
official, and thus from his social world. Consequently, images of
reading and writing allow us to study literacy with regard to those
who commissioned them, and to consider these patrons' roles in
changing conceptualizations. Throughout their different
formulations, these representations call for a discussion on
literacy in relation to self-representation and to art's role in
society. They also invite us to reconsider our own approach to
literacy and its significance in ancient times.
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