The tears of Re : beekeeping in ancient Egypt / Gene Kritsky.

By: Kritsky, Gene [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]Copyright date: 2015Description: 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199361397Other title: Beekeeping in ancient EgyptSubject(s): Bee culture -- Egypt -- History | Honey -- Egypt -- History | Bee products -- Egypt -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Tears of Re : beekeeping in ancient Egypt.DDC classification: 638/.10962 LOC classification: SF531.E3 | K75 2015Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Beekeeping begins -- The delight of Re: beekeeping during the Old Kingdom -- Instability and reunification: beekeeping during the Middle Kingdom -- The age of empire: beekeeping during the New Kingdom -- The Saite period -- The Greco-Roman period -- The honey bee hieroglyph -- The administration and economics of Egyptian beekeeping -- Bees and food -- Honey and healing -- Bees, gods, and feasts -- The magic of beeswax -- The afterlife of ancient Egyptian beekeeping.
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Beekeeping begins -- The delight of Re: beekeeping during the Old Kingdom -- Instability and reunification: beekeeping during the Middle Kingdom -- The age of empire: beekeeping during the New Kingdom -- The Saite period -- The Greco-Roman period -- The honey bee hieroglyph -- The administration and economics of Egyptian beekeeping -- Bees and food -- Honey and healing -- Bees, gods, and feasts -- The magic of beeswax -- The afterlife of ancient Egyptian beekeeping.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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