by Christian Jacq · Perrin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782266077385
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«Les Egyptiennes» is the historical essay by Christian Jacq, published by Perrin in paperback (334 pages, in French).
The essay portrays the women of pharaonic Egypt and their status of equality with men: the right to choose a husband, divorce with a pension, inherit, and practice professions such as scribe or physician. It combines famous figures (Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, Cleopatra) with anonymous women, and places the decline of these freedoms in the Ptolemaic era.
The full title includes the subtitle «portraits de femmes de l'Égypte pharaonique». The work was originally published in 1996.
For readers interested in the history of ancient Egypt, the role of women in the ancient world, and historical popularization.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book series about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
