Author: P.W. PestmanPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004429999
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Marriage and matrimonial property in ancient Egypt
Author: P.W. PestmanPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004429999
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Leviticus
Author: Johnson M. KimuhuPublisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781433102004
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Whereas many books in this field deal with individual aspects or texts of the study of family laws, Leviticus: The Priestly Laws and Prohibitions from the Perspective of Ancient Near East and Africa examines extensively biblical texts, ancient Near Eastern text, and oral traditions from Africa. Thus, three different cultures converge: the world of the Hebrew Bible, the world of the ancient Near East, and the world of Africa. This volume examines in detail the history of the development of ancient laws in general and family laws in particular, especially the laws relating to marriages between close relatives. Furthermore, Johnson M. Kimuhu looks at prohibitions and taboos in Africa and the problems they pose with regard to the interpretation and translation of difficult biblical concepts into African languages. In that sense, Kimuhu provides an example of how to contextualize or integrate African traditions into the study of biblical Hebrew, and he also offers insights into the current debate on the study of kinship from the point of view of social/cultural anthropology and the Hebrew Bible legal system. Teachers, students, and researchers in biblical studies, ancient Near Eastern studies, African traditions, and social/cultural anthropology will find this book helpful in their quest to understand family laws, prohibitions, and taboos.
Women in Ugarit and Israel
Author: Hennie J. MarsmanPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004493409
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 791
Book Description
In this volume the presupposition is investigated whether women in a polytheistic society had a better position than women in a monotheistic society. To this end the social and religious position of women in Ugarit according to its literary texts is compared to that of women in Israel according to the Hebrew Bible, while the wider context of the ancient Near East is also taken into consideration. After an overview of feminist biblical exegesis, the book discusses the roles of women in the family and in society. It also provides an analysis of the roles of women as religious specialists and as worshippers. Finally, the data on the position of women in the literary texts is compared to that in non-literary texts.
The Ancient Egyptian Family
Author: Troy D. AllenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135898324
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Scholars in Egyptology have often debated the following question: was the ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilineal or 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 the twentieth 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 text is a must-read for Historians and those working in African Studies and Egyptology.
Egypt for the Egyptians
Author: Ancient Egypt
Author: Bruce G. TriggerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521284271
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This book, first published in 1983, presents an innovative perspective on the ancient societies which flourished in the Nile Valley.
Kinship and Family in Ancient Egypt
Author: Leire OlabarriaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108498779
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Uses primary evidence to ask anthropological questions about kinship and families in ancient Egyptian society.
The Private Lives of Women in Persian Egypt
Author: Annalisa AzzoniPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575068583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Elephantine texts have been variously studied, mainly with respect to their impact on Jewish history. But these texts have more to offer, particularly in relation to the history of women. Annalisa Azzoni, in The Private Lives of Women in Persian Egypt, delves deeply into these texts, examining these Egyptian Aramaic documents in order to make public the lives of women, including their social status, their economic activities, and their private lives. Azzoni recovers the lives of everyday women, allowing them to take their place in the larger context of women in the ancient Near East. Challenging any oversimplification about the lives of ancient women, Azzoni painstakingly examines legal documents, administrative texts, and letters. The archives provide a wealth of data in terms of legal and economic status as well as position in the community. Three women receive particular attention in this study: the wealthy Judean Mipṭaḥiah, the Egyptian slave Tamut, and Yehoyismaʿ, Tamut’s manumitted daughter.
Djekhy & Son
Author: Koenraad Donker van HeelPublisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN: 1617973459
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Djekhy & Son, two businessmen living 2500 years ago in the densely populated neighborhoods built around the great temple of Amun at Karnak, worked as funerary service providers in the necropolis on the western bank of the Nile. They were also successful agricultural entrepreneurs, cultivating flax and grain. In 1885, the German Egyptologist August Eisenlohr acquired a unique collection of papyri that turned out to be Djekhy's archive of mainly legal documents. Using this rich trove of evidence, augmented by many other sources, the author has painted a vivid picture of life in ancient Egypt between 570 and 534
Roman Rule and Jewish Life
Author: Hannah M. CottonPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110770431
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Hannah M Cotton’s collected papers focus on questions which have fascinated her for over four decades: the concrete relationships between law, language, administration and everyday life in Judaea and Nabataea in particular, and in the Roman world as a whole. Many of the papers, especially those devoted to the Judean Desert documents of the 2nd century CE have been widely cited. Others, having appeared in less accessible publications, may not have received the attention they deserve. On the whole, rather than addressing the grand narratives of world or national history, they look at the texture of life, seeking to provide tentative answers to historical questions and interpretations by paying fine attention to the details of literary and, especially, documentary evidence. Taken together they illuminate fundamental, often legal, questions concerning daily life and the exercise of Roman rule and administration in the early imperial period, and especially, their impact on life as it was lived in the province and the period where Roman and Jewish history fatefully intersected. The volume includes a complete bibliography of her publications.