Incestuous and Close-Kin Marriage in Ancient Egypt and Persia
Incestuous and Close-Kin Marriage in Ancient Egypt and Persia
Author
Paul John Frandsen
Examines the evidence for marriage and sexual relations between siblings and between parent and child in ancient Egypt and pre-Islamic Iran. This book examines the sources for incestuous relationships between members of non-royal nuclear families and puts forth the generally held axiom that the prohibition of incest is a universal phenomenon.