Daughters of Isis
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: June 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780670848386
Subjects: African history: BCE to c 500 CE; Middle & Near Eastern archaeology; Women's studies; History; History: World; Ancient World; Egypt; General
First sentence: The women of Dynastic Egypt created quite a stir in the ancient world.
Description: In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century. They could own and trade in property, work outside the home, marry foreigners and live alone without the protection of a male guardian. Some of them even rose to rule Egypt as 'female kings'. Joyce Tyldesley's vivid history of how women lived in ancient Egypt weaves a fascinating picture of daily life -- marriage and the home, work and play, grooming and religion -- viewed from a female perspective, in a work that is engaging, original and constantly surprising.