Women and society in Greek and Roman Egypt : A sourcebook

by: Rowlandson, J.

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 Women and society in Greek and Roman Egypt : a sourcebook

Author:Jane Rowlandson (Editor)

Summary:Eleven leading scholars have collaborated to present over 300 texts translated from Greek and Egyptian, documenting the lives of women within Egyptian society from its rule by the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty to its incorporation into the Roman and Byzantine empires.

The period of Egyptian history from its rule by the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty to its incorporation into the Roman and Byzantine empires has left a wealth of evidence for the lives of ordinary men and women. Texts (often personal letters) written on papyrus and other materials, objects of everyday use and funerary portraits have survived from the Graeco-Roman period of Egyptian history. But much of this unparalleled resource has been available only to specialists because of the difficulty of reading and interpreting it. Now eleven leading scholars in this field have collaborated to make available to students and other non-specialists a selection of over three hundred texts translated from Greek and Egyptian, as well as more than fifty illustrations, documenting the lives of women within this society, from queens to priestesses, property-owners to slave-girls, from birth through motherhood to death. Each item is accompanied by full explanatory notes and bibliographical references.

xviii, 406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Royalty and religion
3. Family matters
4. Status and law
5. Economic activities
6. Being female

Subjects:
332 B.C.-640 A.D
Civilization
Egypt
Egypt Civilization 332 B.C.-638 A.D
Egypt History Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D
Egypt History Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D. Sources
Egypt Social life and customs Sources
Égypte 332 av. J.-C.-640 (période gréco-romaine) Sources
Égypte Civilisation 332 av. J.-C.-640
Égypte Civilisation 332 av. J.-C.-640 Sources
Égypte Histoire 332 av. J.-C.-640 (Période gréco-romaine)
Égypte Histoire 332 av. J.-C.-640 (Période gréco-romaine) Sources
Femmes Égypte Histoire
Femmes Égypte Histoire Sources
History
Klassieke oudheid
Sources
Vrouwen
Women
Women Egypt 332 B.C.-640 A.D Sources
Women Egypt History
Women Egypt History Sources

Women and society in Greek and Roman Egypt : A sourcebook

by: Rowlandson, J.

• ISBN-13: 9780521588157 / 978-0-521-58815-7
• ISBN-03: 0521588154 / 0-521-58815-4
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998

Price: 28,00 EURO

1 copy in stock