Sacred and secular polities in ancient Nubia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4785221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Y Adams (University of Kentucky, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-51 |
| Publication date | 1974-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1974.9979587 |
| OpenAlex | W2072262946 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
It is well known from textual records that Nubia in the early centuries A.D. comprised a single imperial state. However, archaeological evidence suggests that the institutions of political control were far from uniform in the different provinces of the Nubian empire. In particular, government in the northern province seems to have rested on a much more secular basis than was true in the southern provinces. This article examines the evidence for political differences between the northern and southern provinces and suggests some explanations for them
Ancient history · Archaeology · Empire · Ethnology · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Secular variation · Sociology · State (computer science · African history and culture analysis · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Demography · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 2010 (32) |
| Highly cited | No |