Description:
Violence and Gender in Ancient Egypt shifts the focus of gender studies in Egyptology to social phenomena rarely addressed through the lens of gender - war and violence, exploring the complex intersections of violence and gender in ancient Egypt.
Review Quotes:
"This is the first monographic study connecting violence and gender in Egyptology and an excellent characterisation of the entanglement of these two concepts. It will be the starting point of a new way to deal with violence and gender in ancient Egypt, and especially the theory Frame of War is a lens to develop a different view on textual and pictorial sources. In addition to acts of violence committed and experienced by humans, the possible reflection in the transcendental sphere is also discussed, and historical contingency of gender and violence is stressed in contrast to rigid socio-biological understandings. Therefore, the book can make a groundbreaking contribution to Egyptological research."
Angelika Lohwasser, University of Muenster, Germany
"Uros Matic's new study pushes ahead, in a contemporary fashion, his significant research concerned with violence in ancient Egypt with the connection of gender. He is superably able to cut through modern jargon and popular conceptions of these themes when dealing with pharaonic Egypt, and more importantly has contributed a whole rafter of scintillating perspectives on two interrelated issues. In this volume he does not just throw needed attention on ancient warfare or military events. Both symbolic as well as "real" violence are covered in this new study, one that I feel adds much to our present understanding of these somewhat hidden, but always present, aspects of ancient Egypt. Power relations are superbly covered, and Matic extends his argument further by dealing with archetypical scenes such as the "smithing king" to reveal new perspectives of this ancient society. Above, all, Matic's study is a refutation of the supposed placid, decorous civilization of pharaonic Egypt."
Anthony Spalinger, The University of Auckland, New Zealand