{"product_id":"motherhood-and-early-childhood-in-ancient-egypt-culture-religion-and-medicine-9781649030900","title":"Motherhood and Early Childhood in Ancient Egypt: Culture, Religion, and Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA richly nuanced analysis of how ancient Egyptian society regarded and dealt with pregnancy, mothers, birth, and children\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePregnancy 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmandine 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmandine Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (Author)\u003c\/b\u003e obtained her PhD in Egyptology from the Ecole des hautes ?tudes 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, \u003ci\u003eToutankaTube\u003c\/i\u003e (for adults) and \u003ci\u003eNefertiTube\u003c\/i\u003e (for children and teachers). She is the author of thirty books, including \u003ci\u003eChildhood in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, 2022). She resides in France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalima\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIkram (Foreword by)\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928890183954,"sku":"9781649030900","price":73.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_83bade44-c5e6-4f13-9c0b-8ab5bde2a134.jpg?v=1739021536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/motherhood-and-early-childhood-in-ancient-egypt-culture-religion-and-medicine-9781649030900","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}