Table of Contents

Preface  Illustrations  Acknowledgements  1. The Nature of Ancient Egypt  A Note on Chronology  2. The Ancient Egyptian Psyche  3. Egypt and `The Gods'  4. Before the Kingship - Predynastic Egypt  5. Kingship and the Archaic Kings  6. Egypt's Glory: The Old Kingdom  7. Hiatus - The First Intermediate Period  8. Restoration - The Middle Kingdom  9. Invasion - The Second Intermediate Period  10. Empire - The New Kingdom  11. Tutankhamun and the Reaffirmation of Amon  12. The Ramessids and the Decline of Egypt  13. The Final Phase  14. The Greeks in Egypt  15. The Myth of Egypt  References  Bibliography  Index

About the Author

Michael Rice is well-known for his work in the planning and designing of museums throughout the Arabian peninsula. He is the author of Egypt's Making (1990), which explores the origins of the Egyptian state from 5000-2000 BC.

Reviews

"This exuberant book will appeal to those willing to think about history from a Jungian standpoint." - Religious Studies Review

'Well written. It is a good eclectic read.' - Rosalind Park, History Today.