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Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt: Women's Bodies, Society and Domestic Space (Medicine and the Body in Antiquity)

Ada Nifosi

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Description:How did Greco-Roman Egyptian society perceive women's bodies and how did it acknowledge women's reproductive functions? Detailing women's lives in Greco-Roman Egypt this monograph examines understudied aspects of women's lives such as their coming of age, social and religious taboos of menstruation, and birth rituals. It investigates medical, legal and religious aspects of women's reproduction, using both historical and archaeological sources, and shows how the social status of women and new-born children changed from the Dynastic to the Greco-Roman period.Through a comparative and interdisciplinary study of the historical sources, papyri, artefacts and archaeological evidence, Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt shows how Greek, Roman, Jewish and Near Eastern cultures impacted on the social perception of female puberty, childbirth and menstruation in Greco-Roman Egypt from the 3rd century B.C. to the 3rd century A.D.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt: Women's Bodies, Society and Domestic Space (Medicine and the Body in Antiquity). To get started finding Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt: Women's Bodies, Society and Domestic Space (Medicine and the Body in Antiquity), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: How did Greco-Roman Egyptian society perceive women's bodies and how did it acknowledge women's reproductive functions? Detailing women's lives in Greco-Roman Egypt this monograph examines understudied aspects of women's lives such as their coming of age, social and religious taboos of menstruation, and birth rituals. It investigates medical, legal and religious aspects of women's reproduction, using both historical and archaeological sources, and shows how the social status of women and new-born children changed from the Dynastic to the Greco-Roman period.Through a comparative and interdisciplinary study of the historical sources, papyri, artefacts and archaeological evidence, Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt shows how Greek, Roman, Jewish and Near Eastern cultures impacted on the social perception of female puberty, childbirth and menstruation in Greco-Roman Egypt from the 3rd century B.C. to the 3rd century A.D.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt: Women's Bodies, Society and Domestic Space (Medicine and the Body in Antiquity). To get started finding Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt: Women's Bodies, Society and Domestic Space (Medicine and the Body in Antiquity), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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