The success of any civilisation rests on a number of factors, to include their ability to
procreate and produce heirs. This given, the health of women in any society is of most
importance given their primary role in both birth and raising children. The study of
medicine dedicated to the care of women in ancient Egypt is of vital importance and to
this end, various archaeological finds have been consulted and analysed. Information in
the field gynaecology shows a relatively advanced discipline with many overlaps with
modern medicine and modern pharmacopoeia. Information on obstetrics is more limited
with reliance on mythological texts, inscriptions, artifacts, conjecture and deductive
reasoning required. A lot of areas still require exploration in the field and the study raises
issues for future research / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M.A. (Ancient Near Eastern Studies)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/8786 |
| Date | 14 March 2013 |
| Creators | Bouwer, Debra Susan |
| Contributors | Vermaak, Petrus Stefanus,1956-, Ferreira, A. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvii, 248 leaves) |
| Rights | University of South Africa |
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