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The Incestuous Marriages Of The Royal Family During The New Kingdom Of Ancient Egypt

Posted on:2017-03-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y Y ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330485458289Subject:Egyptian studies
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Marriage is a basic and important concept of society, the marriage system and its social impact played an important role in the ancient Egyptian society. Especially, the royal consanguineous marriage largely reflects the political, economic and social structure of ancient Egypt, the form of society, providing a necessary perspective for us to study on the history of ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom period. The New Kingdom as a typical social form of ancient Egyptian society, the marriage system, especially during this period of the royal consanguineous marriage can provide on open window of the social comprehensive development. Since the New Kingdom was the heyday of the ancient Egyptian civilization, the powerful and prosperous strength of the nation was maintained by a the strong monarchical rule, it is necessary to follow the traditional concept of the royal family. The royal consanguineous marriage developed during the seventeenth Dynasty, and provided the loads of the spread of royal consanguineous marriage, which came a trend all over the royal family. The research on royal consanguineous marriages had a strong influence on the study of the structure of monarchical dominion of the Pharaoh. During the New Kingdom, royal consanguineous marriage was an important part of the Pharaoh's power, his monarchical autocratic dominion noted partly royal consa e kingship's inheritance. Thus following the traditional concept could protect the nation, but can also promote the development of the political, economic, religious of the country in the mind of the Pharaoh.The first part, starting from the form of royal consanguineous marriage, provided an overview over the literature, biographical literature and other aspects of the New Kingdom Royal consanguineous marriage.The second part, based on the collection of materials studies the Pharaoh's and his wife's relationship.The third part, explains three aspects, the politics, economy, religion, the impact and interrelating between them and the royal consanguineous marriage in the New Kingdom.The fourth part, sums up the function of the Royal consanguineous marriage.The fifth part, provides a comprehensive.
Keywords/Search Tags:New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, Royal Consanguineous Relatives, Marriage Concept
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