Women, Gender and Identity in Third Intermediate Period Egypt - The Theban Case Study (Paperback)

Women, Gender and Identity in Third Intermediate Period Egypt clarifies the role of women in Egyptian society during the first millennium BCE, allowing for more nuanced discussions of women in the Third Intermediate Period. It is an intensive study of a corpus that is both geographically and temporally localized around the city of Thebes, which was the cultural and religious centre of Egypt during this period and home to a major national necropolis. Unlike past studies which have relied heavily on literary evidence, Li presents a refreshing material culture-based analysis of identity construction in elite female burial practices. This close examination of the archaeology of women's burial presents an opportunity to investigate the social, professional and individual identities of women beyond the normative portrayals of the subordinate wife, mother and daughter. Taking a methodological and material culture-based approach which adds new dimensions to scholarly and popular understandings of ancient Egyptian women, this fascinating and important study will aid scholars of Egyptian history and archaeology, and anyone with an interest in women and gender in the ancient world.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Egyptology
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2017
Authors:	Jean Li
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	186
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-87637-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > Egyptian archaeology
LSN:	0-367-87637-X
Barcode:	9780367876371

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