Women in Ancient Egypt

"In ancient Egyptian society a woman was accorded legal rights equal to those of a man from the same social class and had the same expectation of a life after death."Women in Ancient Egypt is a detailed and fascinating study of the often overlooked contributions made by women of all classes to the political and social history of pharaonic Egypt, c. 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C.Using evidence gleaned from written records, monuments, sculpture, tomb-paintings and material found in tombs, including objects and human remains, the author has been able to build up an intriguing picture of the lives led by ancient Egyptian women throughout the pharaonic period. The types of occupations and careers open to women are described; as are their domestic and personal lives--marriage, health and childbirth; the family; household chores undertaken by women; and their clothing, jewellery and beauty preparations. The women whose lives are fleshed out in these pages are largely the "little people" of history, women who rarely exercised any power outside the home. In contrast, however, the final chapter deals with those women, surprisingly few in number, whose influence on the political affairs of their country was considerable and legendary.The book is supplemented by a collection of superb illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography and detailed references.

History

Watterson, Barbara

Ancient Civilizations

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This is an account of the Egyptians from the first settlers in the Nile Valley through to the present day. Egypt has the longest, continuous, known history of any country in the world.

The Egyptians (Peoples of Africa)

Wiley/Blackwell

This is an account of the Egyptians from the first settlers in the Nile Valley through to the present day. Egypt has the longest, continuous, known history of any country in the world.

The Egyptians

Introducing Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Scottish Academic Pr

More About Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Simplified Grammar of Middle Egyptian

Longwood Pr Ltd

Coptic Egypt

Religion & Spirituality

Gods of Ancient Egypt is the first book to trace the origins of all the major deities of ancient Egypt and link each of them to a particular time and place. It is, however, more than a gazetteer of gods: the evocative text recounts the sometimes racy, sometimes amusing, mythological stories associated with the major deities, and, since the basis of religion in ancient Egypt was not belief but cult, particularly the local cult, there are sections on personal religion and temple ritual. The significance of the religious artefacts of ancient Egypt, from the smallest amulet to the largest temple, is also explained. In addition to a lavish range of photographs and line illustrations, many in colour, there is a map of the principal cult centres, a list of localities giving their modern as well as their classical and ancient Egyptian names, and a helpful chronological table and glossary.

Gods of Ancient Egypt

Middle East

Sutton Pub Ltd

This text presents a reign-by-reign history of ancient Egypt from the prehistoric period to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC. Each chapter deals with culture, religion, art and literature, as well as social conditions and political developments.

Ancient Egypt (Pocket Histories)

After reviewing the influence of the land itself and the overall characteristics of Egyptian religion, Egyptologist Watterson takes the major deities in turn. She provides a chronology and a map, identifies place names and principal cult centers, discusses transliteration, and includes extensive illustrations in black-and-white and color. The 1984 cloth edition was published by Batsford Academic and Educational, London. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A study of the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt. The book takes the form of a gazatteer with separate entries for each of the major deities, details of relevant mythology, characteristics of the God and details of sanctuaries and places with which they were associated. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and written in an engaging style. First published in 1984 and now back in print.

Sutton Publishing+ltd

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Women in Ancient Egypt

The Egyptians (Peoples of Africa)

The Egyptians

Introducing Egyptian Hieroglyphs

More About Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Simplified Grammar of Middle Egyptian

Coptic Egypt

Gods of Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt (Pocket Histories)

Gods of Ancient Egypt

Gods of Ancient Egypt