Growing up and getting old in Ancient Egypt / Rosalind M. and Jac. J. Janssen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janssen, Rosalind.

Contributor:

Janssen, Jac. J.

Janssen, Rosalind.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people.

Manners and customs.

Children.

Egypt--Social life and customs--To 332 B.C.

Egypt.

Children--Egypt--Social life and customs.

Older people--Egypt--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

xviii, 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

[Second edition].

Place of Publication:

London : GHP, 2007.

Summary:

Thirty represented old Age in Ancient Egypt, yet in this volume Egyptologists Rosalind and Jac Janssen consider a wealth of life course transitions from birth to death. Prominent among these are going to school, puberty rituals, marriage, divorce, retirement, and even drawing a pension. The authors' familiarity with both ancient hieratic texts and gerontological theory makes Growing up and Getting Old in Ancient Egypt a unique volume with wide appeal in our present era of demographic change.

Notes:

" ... combines two previous volumes. 'Growing up in Ancient Egypt' (The Rubicon Press, 1989) ... its sequel 'Getting old in Ancient Egypt' (The Rubicon Press, 1990 [i.e. 1996])."--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Related Work:

Janssen, Rosalind. Growing up in Ancient Egypt.

Janssen, Rosalind. Getting old in Ancient Egypt.

ISBN:

9780955025693

0955025699

OCLC:

156832053