Body and Frames of War in New Kingdom Egypt: Violent Treatment of Enemies and Prisoners

by Uroš Mati

Body and Frames of War in New Kingdom Egypt deals with the relation between violence and the bodies of enemies and prisoners of war in New Kingdom Egypt (ca. 1550/1070 BC) through the lens of "frames of war" (J. Butler). Archaeological, textual and pictorial sources on military violence (torture, mutilation, execution) are examined with various methods. Numerous attestations of caging, branding and marking, cutting off hands, cutting off phalli, cutting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3447113022
• ISBN13: 9783447113021
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Harrassowitz
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.6"