An Incestuous and Close-Kin Marriage in Ancient Egypt and Persia - Examination of the Evidence (Hardcover)

For both ancient Egypt and Iran, as a cultural feature, incestuous relationships are usually dismissed on the grounds that they are only found as the exception, being allowed for royalty as representatives for the divine on earth, or that the evidence for such relationships are unreliable. Neither view, from the perspective of this study, is tenable. This work examines the evidence for marriage and sexual relations between siblings, and between a parent and child, in ancient Egypt and pre-Islamic Iran. The book restricts its examination to incestuous relationships between members of non-royal nuclear families and puts forth arguments against the generally held axiom that the prohibition of incest is a universal phenomenon.

General

Imprint:	Museum Tusculanum Press
Country of origin:	Denmark
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	March 2009
Authors:	Paul John Frandsen
Dimensions:	250 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-87-635-0778-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Sexual relations Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	87-635-0778-1
Barcode:	9788763507783

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