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Women of Jeme: Lives in a Coptic Town in Late Antique Egypt (New Texts From Ancient Cultures)

Description: Get to know the women of Jeme, a Christian enclave in Egypt that existed from 600 to 800 C.E.Using texts documenting the women's activities, the physical remains of their possessions, and the writings of the local religious leaders, T. G. Wilfong traces the lives and careers of individual women and, through them, arrives at an understanding of the reality of women's lives in this place and time. Contrary to the submissive, demure ideals for women proposed by the religious writers of Christian Egypt, the evidence from Jeme points to a more complex, dynamic situation. Women were active in the home, but some also played important ... (more)
Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press
Release date: 10 December 2002
ISBN-10 : 0472066129 | ISBN-13: 9780472066124
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