Research master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)
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It has long been recognised that ancient Egyptian women occupied a unique position within society in comparison to women in other ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern civilisations. This was...Show moreIt has long been recognised that ancient Egyptian women occupied a unique position within society in comparison to women in other ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern civilisations. This was already characteristic of the culture in antiquity and recognised by ancient Greek and Roman historians. Classical visitors of Egypt, like Herodotus, commented on the position of women as unusual and different from the situation they knew from their own cultures. This situation persisted even after the introduction of Greek and Roman traditions, which more heavily restricted women’s position and activities. Women participated in the economy of Egypt to a greater extent than can be documented for women from any other society in antiquity. When compared to women from other ancient cultures, such as Greece or Rome, the average Egyptian woman was relatively independent. She could inherit, own and dispose of property in her own right. She enjoyed a legal status, in theory equal to a man, and could act independently in business and court settings. In contrast to some cultures, no male guardian was required to act for her. Considering all these examples of female independence within society, it seems to be expected that women also enjoyed a certain degree of freedom when it comes to their occupational activities.Show less
Research master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)
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A comprehensive and concise poetics of biblical Hebrew poetry—its poiesis or active making, the aesthetics of its genesis, the principles of its composition—is the goal of the present work. A...Show moreA comprehensive and concise poetics of biblical Hebrew poetry—its poiesis or active making, the aesthetics of its genesis, the principles of its composition—is the goal of the present work. A survey of the scholarship, past and present, is undertaken, before a cognitive approach is applied to the problem of biblical Hebrew 'metrics'.Show less
