Manuscriptions

Manuscriptions

Marriage

Trial marriage, inter-marriage, & the creation of castes

Eleanor Konik
Nov 01, 2021
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Ever since I wrote Furtive I've been thinking more and more about ancient marriage practices and how different ways of thinking about marriage can manifest in my storytelling.

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  • Most civilizations in the Fertile Crescent treated princesses as a diplomatic corps.

  • There was a strong cultural taboo against the daughters of Egyptian Pharaohs were bei…

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