The first pioneers of the incestuous marriage tradition in ancient Egypt were the pharaohs, who were believed by the Egyptians to be intermediaries between gods and humans. After the death of Osiris, the most important god of Egypt, the pharaohs, who achieved divine status by identifying with him, became the pioneers and protectors of the incest marriage tradition initiated by the gods by marrying like Osiris and his sister Isis. The incest marriage tradition, which started with the pharaohs and is thought to have spread through Persian interaction and trade, became official during the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the last dynasty established in Egypt. Although this situation seems to be related to religious and mythological factors, it was actually a part of the religious policy implemented by the rulers who were followers of the gods. The purpose of the rulers, who followed a policy based on religion by taking the incestuous marriages of the ancient Egyptian and Greek gods as their role model, was to prevent the degradation of the lineage by making incestuous marriages within the family instead of marrying outsiders. Due to the incestuous marriages made by the rulers, the tradition of sibling marriage, which was considered taboo by almost all of the societies outside of Egypt, became commonplace for both the Egyptian monarchs and the local people. In this case, there must have been some factors that enabled the incestuous marriages, which gained a traditional dimension within the framework of Egypt's internal dynamics, to be turned into a political instrument by the Egyptian rulers. The main purpose of this study is to reveal the traditionalization process in the Ancient Egyptian royal family, together with the application procedure, starting from the source of the incest marriage tradition in Ancient Egypt. We will deal with this issue as determining the main factors that lead Egyptian rulers to incestuous marriages and analyzing these marriages through religious, political and mythological factors. In this context, the source of incestuous marriages in Egypt, the reasons for which they became traditional, and the characteristics of sister marriages between the royal members and the public will be determined. It is thought that this subject, which has never been in Turkish literature, but has been discussed at the level of articles and books by academics from different disciplines in Western literature, will contribute to Turkish literature.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2021 |
Submission Date | November 5, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 5 Issue: 18 |
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