Motherhood and Early Childhood in Ancient Egypt - Culture, Religion, and Medicine

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Foreword by Salima Ikram
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Textual Sources by Type and Era
Introduction
1. The Desire for Motherhood
2. The Gestation Period
3. The Birth
4. The Future and the Protection of the Infant
5. The Caring for the Infant
Conclusion
Glossary
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Amandine Marshall (Author) obtained her PhD in Egyptology from the Ecole des hautes études 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-six books, including Childhood in Ancient Egypt (AUC Press, 2022). She resides in France.

Salima Ikram (Foreword by) is distinguished professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. She has published extensively, for both scholarly and general audiences. She resides in Egypt.

Product details

• Authors: Amandine Marshall
• Assisted by: Salima Ikram (Foreword), Colin Clement (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.10.2024
• EAN: 9781649030900
• ISBN: 978-1-64903-090-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Illustrations: Farb., s/w. Fotos, Abb.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology, Ancient Egyptian religion & mythology, History and Archaeology, Ancient Egypt