Daughters of Isis
women of ancient Egypt
by Joyce A. Tyldesley
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During the dynastic period (3000 BC - 332 BC), as the Greek historian Herodotus was intrigued to observe, Egyptian women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, unrivalled, indeed, by women in Europe until the late nineteenth century. They could own and trade in property, work outside the home, marry foreigners and even live alone without the protection of a male guardian.
Furthermore, women fortunate enough to be members of the royal harem were vastly influential, as were those rare women who rose to rule Egypt as 'female kings'.
Joyce Tyldesley draws upon archaeological, historical and ethnographical evidence to piece together a vivid picture of daily life in Egypt - marriage and the home, work and play, grooming, religion - all viewed from a female perspective. She has an engaging eye for incidental detail and draws fascinating parallels and contrasts between the ancient and our modern world.
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Social conditions, Social life and customs, History, Women, Civilization, Women, social conditions, Egypt, civilization, Egypt, social life and customs, FrauPlaces
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Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt (Penguin History)
September 1, 1995, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Paperback
in English
0140175962 9780140175967
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Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt (Penguin History)
September 1, 1995, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
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Daughters of Isis: women of ancient Egypt
1994, Viking
in English
- 1st ed.
0670848387 9780670848386
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-296) and index.
Originally published: London : Viking, 1994.
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"The women of Dynastic Egypt created quite a stir in the ancient world."
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