Kinship and Family in Ancient Egypt
Kinship and Family in Ancient Egypt

Author: Leire Olabarria

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-02-27

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1108584918

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In this interdisciplinary study, Leire Olabarria examines ancient Egyptian society through the notion of kinship. Drawing on methods from archaeology and sociocultural anthropology, she provides an emic characterisation of ancient kinship that relies on performative aspects of social interaction. Olabarria uses memorial stelae of the First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom (ca.2150–1650 BCE) as her primary evidence. Contextualising these monuments within their social and physical landscapes, she proposes a dynamic way to explore kin groups through sources that have been considered static. The volume offers three case studies of kin groups at the beginning, peak, and decline of their developmental cycles respectively. They demonstrate how ancient Egyptian evidence can be used for cross-cultural comparison of key anthropological topics, such as group formation, patronage, and rites of passage.

The Ancient Egyptian Family
The Ancient Egyptian Family

Author: Troy D. Allen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-07-25

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1135898332

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Was ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilineal or matrilineal lines? This fascinating cultural study attempts to solve one of the most debated questions among Egyptology scholars, offering new insight into the curious position of women in both ancient Egyptian society and the ancient Egyptian family structure.

Kinship and Family in Ancient Egypt
Kinship and Family in Ancient Egypt

Author: Leire Olabarria

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-02-27

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1108498779

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Uses primary evidence to ask anthropological questions about kinship and families in ancient Egyptian society.

Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt

Author: Giulio Magli

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-07-22

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1107032083

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Most of the "wonders" of our ancient past have come down to us unencumbered by written information. In particular, this is the case of the Great Pyramid of Giza and of many other ancient Egyptian monuments. However, there is no doubt as to the interest of their builders in the celestial cycles: the "cosmic order" was indeed the true basis of the pharaoh's power. This book takes the reader on a chronological journey through ancient Egypt to explore the relationship between astronomy, landscape, and power during the most flourishing periods of ancient Egyptian civilization. Using the lens of archaeoastronomy, Giulio Magli reexamines the key monuments and turning points of Egyptian architecture and history, such as the solar deification of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid, the Hatshepsut reign, and the Amarna revolution.

Mediterranean Families in Antiquity
Mediterranean Families in Antiquity

Author: Sabine R. Huebner

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-08-17

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1119143705

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This comprehensive study of families in the Mediterranean world spans the Bronze Age through Late Antiquity, and looks at families and households in various ancient societies inhabiting the regions around the Mediterranean Sea in an attempt to break down artificial boundaries between academic disciplines.

The Family in Roman Egypt
The Family in Roman Egypt

Author: Sabine R. Huebner

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1107244552

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This study captures the dynamics of the everyday family life of the common people in Roman Egypt, a social strata that constituted the vast majority of any pre-modern society but rarely figures in ancient sources or in modern scholarship. The documentary papyri and, above all, the private letters and the census returns provide us with a wealth of information on these people not available for any other region of the ancient Mediterranean. The book discusses such things as family composition and household size, and the differences between urban and rural families, exploring what can be ascribed to cultural patterns, economic considerations and/or individual preferences by setting the family in Roman Egypt into context with other pre-modern societies where families adopted such strategies to deal with similar exigencies of their daily lives.