An account of the women of ancient Egypt from goddesses to dancing girls, queens to housewives. It draws on funerary remains, tomb paintings, architecture and textual evidence to explore various aspects of women in Egypt from goddesses and queens to women as the 'vessels of creation'.
An account of the women of ancient Egypt from goddesses to dancing girls, queens to housewives. It draws on funerary remains, tomb paintings, architecture and textual evidence to explore various aspects of women in Egypt from goddesses and queens to women as the 'vessels of creation'.
Carolyn Graves-Brown was curator of the Egypt Centre at Swansea University from 1997 to 2022. With the Classical Press of Wales she also edited Sex and Gender in Ancient Egypt: Don Your Wig for a Joyful Hour (2008). She is the author of Dancing for Hathor: Women in Ancient Egypt (2010) and Daemons and Spirits in Ancient Egypt (2018).
Inhaltsangabe
PrefaceChronologyChapter 1: Rich women, poor womenChapter 2: Changing worldsChapter 3: 'The Egyptians in their manners and customs seem to have reversed the ordinary practices of mankind'Chapter 4: Birth, life and deathChapter 5: Women's workChapter 6: Sexuality, art and religionChapter 7: Queens and haremsChapter 8: GoddessesConclusion
PrefaceChronologyChapter 1: Rich women, poor womenChapter 2: Changing worldsChapter 3: 'The Egyptians in their manners and customs seem to have reversed the ordinary practices of mankind'Chapter 4: Birth, life and deathChapter 5: Women's workChapter 6: Sexuality, art and religionChapter 7: Queens and haremsChapter 8: GoddessesConclusion
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