Ancient and Modern Naming Conventions Compared.
The article focuses on the different ways that Egyptian societies named their children. Topics discussed include the thinking of Egyptians that the name, ren, was essential for human personality, the link of circumcision ritual to naming ceremony, and the naming approach of Muslim and Christian soci...
| Published in: | Ancient Egypt Magazine Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 18 - 25 |
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Ancient Egypt Magazine
Apr/May2017
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| Summary: | The article focuses on the different ways that Egyptian societies named their children. Topics discussed include the thinking of Egyptians that the name, ren, was essential for human personality, the link of circumcision ritual to naming ceremony, and the naming approach of Muslim and Christian societies. |
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