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Motherhood and Early Childhood in Ancient Egypt: Culture, Religion, and Medicine Hardcover – September 17, 2024

by Amandine Marshall (Author), Colin Clement (Translator), Salima Ikram (Foreword)
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A richly nuanced analysis of how ancient Egyptian society regarded and dealt with pregnancy, mothers, birth, and children

In ancient Egypt, a woman’s primary role was that of mother, and as such she ensured her place within both her household and her community. And so, gods, doctor-magicians, as well as ghosts were all called upon to help the woman become pregnant.

Pregnancy was not without risks, and the many tests, prescriptions, and spells that have survived to this day help us to understand obstetrics as it was practiced in those distant times. Once the woman had eluded the ill will of Seth―who was held responsible for miscarriages―and had reached her term, she was faced with the much awaited and yet also feared moment of birth. The successful delivery of a child into the world was seen as a gift of the gods, but it did not mean that the parent’s worries were over. Indeed, it has been estimated that a third of all children did not reach the age of five years despite the combined efforts of parents and doctor-magicians to protect them.

Amandine Marshall draws upon a wealth of sources, including texts, images, iconography, artefacts, and children’s bodies themselves, as well as medicine, anthropology, and ethnography, to examine these issues and more, and in doing so sheds unprecedented light on the experience of maternity and early childhood in ancient Egypt.

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    248 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    The American University in Cairo Press
  4. Publication date
    September 17, 2024
  5. ISBN-10
    1649030908
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1649030900
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PRAISE FOR CHILDHOOD IN ANCIENT EGYPT:

"She wields sources ably." ―Kara Cooney, author of When Women Ruled the World

"Meticulous research, and at the same time highly readable text." ―Miroslav Bárta, author of Analyzing Collapse

"A major contribution." ―Veronique Dasen author of Children, Memory, and Family Identity In Roman Culture

"A masterpiece of archaeological scholarship"-- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Amandine Marshall obtained her PhD in Egyptology from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHSS), Toulouse. She is a research associate with the French Archaeological Mission of Thebes West, a scientific advisor for French television, and the director of two bilingual Egyptological channels, ToutankaTube (for adults) and NefertiTube (for children and teachers). She is the author of twenty-two books.

Salima Ikram is distinguished professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. She has directed the Animal Mummy Project and the North Kharga Darb Ain Amur Survey, among other truly exciting projects and excavations, throughout Egypt and in Turkey, Sudan, and Greece. She has worked in museums around the world, including the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. She has published extensively, for both scholarly and general audiences.

Colin Clement is a writer and translator who lives in Alexandria.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The American University in Cairo Press (September 17, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1649030908
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1649030900
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.74 pounds

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