tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333053237759761763.post8592216403122866759..comments2022-04-08T00:51:30.897-07:00Comments on Egypt Centre, Swansea: Stereotypes of women in ancient Egypt. Gentle Bastet or aggressive Sekhmet?Carolyn Graves-Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11712819566934073118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333053237759761763.post-13480361565216885302016-06-21T06:02:47.884-07:002016-06-21T06:02:47.884-07:00At the very outset of recorded Egyptian history we...At the very outset of recorded Egyptian history we find mathematics highly developed; the design and construction of the Pyramids involved a precision of measurement impossible without considerable mathematical lore. <a href="http://whistory.org" rel="nofollow">I liked your blog, Take the time to visit the me and say that the change in design and meniu?</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405664942732517369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333053237759761763.post-40451142471178533822015-03-07T02:45:32.460-08:002015-03-07T02:45:32.460-08:00Thank you Kasia for your insightful comments and r...Thank you Kasia for your insightful comments and references. Useful.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141022144856368030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333053237759761763.post-80743852156520475072015-03-06T04:25:48.195-08:002015-03-06T04:25:48.195-08:00And as you point out, the representations of women...And as you point out, the representations of women change when comparing New Kingdom to Demotic sources as well. I noticed a stark contrast between lover/wife in Ramesside dream papyrus vs walking-womb in Graeco-Roman one. Makes you wonder how different it would be if more of the textual sources had been written by women (perhaps it wouldn't look different at all?). Don't know!<br /><br />Depla, A. (1994), 'Women in Ancient Egyptian Wisdom Literature', in Léonie J. Archer, Susan Fischler, and Maria Wyke (eds.), Women in Ancient Societies: An Illusion of the Night (New York: Routledge), 24-51.<br /><br />Dieleman, J. (1998), 'Fear of women? Representations of women in demotic wisdom texts', Studien zur Altägyptische Kultur, 25, 7-46.<br /><br />Szpakowska, K. (2007), 'Flesh for Fantasy: Reflections of Women in Two Ancient Egyptian Dream Books', in Thomas Schneider and Kasia Szpakowska (eds.), Egyptian Stories. A British Egyptological Tribute to Alan B. Lloyd on the Occasion of His Retirement (Alter Orient und Altes Testament 347; Münster: Ugarit-Verlag), 393-404.<br />Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417472096212315142noreply@blogger.com