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Marking the retirement from Waseda University of Professor Jiro Kondo, this collection of thirty-seven essays, written by friends, colleagues and former students???including many world-renowned academics???serves as a timely recognition of the career and achievements of one of Japan?s most distinguished and well-respected Egyptologists. Many of the contributions presented in this Festschrift volume are devoted to the exploration of themes which are closely aligned with Professor Kondo?s own main research areas???the archaeology of Ancient Egypt, the reign and monumental art of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III, and the development of west Theban royal and private tombs of the New Kingdom. These contributions include a wealth of new archaeological discoveries, unpublished material, and new interpretations and perspectives concerning a wide range of subjects. The volume is abundantly illustrated with colour photographs, maps and line drawings.

Archaeology --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city) --- Thebes (Egypt : Ancient city) --- Egypt --- Égypte --- Civilisation.

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The recent years have seen an upswing in studies of women in the ancient Near East and related areas. This volume, which is the result of a Danish-Japanese collaboration, seeks to highlight women as actors within the sphere of the religious. In ancient Mesopotamia and other ancient civilizations, religious beliefs and practices permeated all aspects of society, and for this reason it is not possible to completely dissociate religion from politics, economy, or literature. Thus, the goal is to shift the perspective by highlighting the different ways in which the agency of women can be traced in the historical (and archaeological) record. This perspectival shift can be seen in studies of elite women, who actively contributed to (religious) gift-giving or participated in temple economies, or through showing the limits of elite women?s agency in relation to diplomatic marriages. Additionally, several contributions examine the roles of women as religious officials and the language, worship, or invocation of goddesses. This volume does not aim at completeness but seeks to highlight points for further research and new perspectives.

Religious studies --- Sociology of religion --- Women and religion --- Femmes et religion --- Prêtresses --- Déesses --- History