The Ancient Egyptian Family - Kinship and Social Structure (Hardcover)

Scholars in Egyptology have long debated the following question: was the ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilineal or matrilineal lines? In taking a fresh and innovate look at the Ancient Egyptian family, Allen attempts to solve this long-standing problem among scholars in Egyptology. 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 is a must read for Historians and those working in African Studies and Egyptology.

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