Law in Ancient Egypt

by Russ VerSteeg

Law in Ancient Egypt examines the legal philosophy, legal institutions, and laws of the ancient Egyptians. Ancient documents, accounts, and literature provide the basis for a wide perspective of law and the Egyptian legal system. VerSteeg delineates and analyzes the elements of Egyptian law, explaining how social, religious, cultural, and political forces shaped both the procedural and substantive aspects of law. Part I considers the theory of justice...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890899789
• ISBN13: 9780890899786
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.