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Ancient Egyptian Family: Kinship and Social Structure

Troy Duane Allen

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Description:Scholars in Egyptology have often debated the following question: was the ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilinealor matrilineal lines? In taking a fresh and innovative look at the ancient Egyptian family, Allen attempts to solve this long-standing puzzle. Allen argues that the matrilineal nature of the ancient Egyptian family and social organization provides us with the key to understanding why and how ancient Egyptian women were able to rise to power, study medicine, and enjoy basic freedoms that did not emerge in Western Civilization until thetwentieth century. More importantly, by examining the types of families that existed in ancient Egypt along with highlighting the ancient Egyptians' kinship terms, we can place the ancient Egyptian civilization in the cultural context and incubator of Black Africa. This groundbreaking textis amust-read for Historians and those working in African Studies and Egyptology.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ancient Egyptian Family: Kinship and Social Structure. To get started finding Ancient Egyptian Family: Kinship and Social Structure, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 113

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2009

ISBN: 1281796980

Description: Scholars in Egyptology have often debated the following question: was the ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilinealor matrilineal lines? In taking a fresh and innovative look at the ancient Egyptian family, Allen attempts to solve this long-standing puzzle. Allen argues that the matrilineal nature of the ancient Egyptian family and social organization provides us with the key to understanding why and how ancient Egyptian women were able to rise to power, study medicine, and enjoy basic freedoms that did not emerge in Western Civilization until thetwentieth century. More importantly, by examining the types of families that existed in ancient Egypt along with highlighting the ancient Egyptians' kinship terms, we can place the ancient Egyptian civilization in the cultural context and incubator of Black Africa. This groundbreaking textis amust-read for Historians and those working in African Studies and Egyptology.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ancient Egyptian Family: Kinship and Social Structure. To get started finding Ancient Egyptian Family: Kinship and Social Structure, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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