A dwarf generally refers to a short adult. Due to physical limitations, dwarf groups are usually unable to perform some functions of other normal adults. However, the gnome group in ancient Egyptian society enjoyed a high social status, played a role in different fields of social life and made outstanding contributions to the whole Egyptian society.
Ancient Egyptian dwarfs distributed in different fields have different social roles and functions.
The pygmies in ancient Egypt mainly distributed in the fields of culture, religion and social reality, but pygmies in different fields also had different social roles and functions.
Dwarfs played the role of "God" in the religious field of ancient Egypt.
In the field of religion, dwarfs are often regarded as "gods". Among the "gods" worshipped in ancient Egypt, there are two dwarf "gods", Beth God and Puta God.
Beth is the most common god among the ancient Egyptian gods, whose main function is to protect the Egyptian family. In the popular portraits and images of God Buys, God Buys has the appearance of a dwarf. In a large number of statues of the God of Bath, the God of Bath is regarded as a dwarf. It is such a dwarf god that was regarded as the protector of the family by the ancient Egyptians and existed in various household appliances.
Puta God is a dwarf god, which is completely different from the image of Bass God. This also shows from the side that the ancient Egyptians' imagination of the social image of dwarves was not single. The identity of Puta God is the god of craftsmen, which is partly because the social roles of dwarfs in the long history of ancient Egypt were carpenters and craftsmen.
As the god of craftsmen, Puta often appears in some family decorations. In short, it exists in every corner of social life and family life in ancient Egypt.
It can be seen from the belief of the ancient Egyptians in the gnome god that the gnome group in ancient Egypt was not discriminated by the ancient Egyptian society.
Dwarfs in real life are distributed in all fields of social life.
In real life, ordinary dwarves also existed widely in the social field of ancient Egypt and made outstanding contributions to social development and production. Dwarfs in ancient Egypt, like ordinary civilians, are divided into two types: ordinary dwarfs with lower status and elite dwarfs with higher status.
Ordinary dwarfs are distributed in all aspects of real life in ancient Egypt, and their main jobs include domestic helpers, animal keepers, jewelers, carpenters, craftsmen and entertainment roles. It can also be seen that the role of ordinary dwarfs in society mainly covers family, entertainment and religion.
The elite dwarfs with higher social status have completely different social functions from ordinary dwarfs. These pygmy groups can hold certain official positions in government agencies and have certain social wealth, and their economic and political status is much higher than other ordinary pygmy groups.
In a word, like normal ancient Egyptians, there will be different social status gaps between dwarf groups, which is also the embodiment of their normalization and socialization.
Compared with other ancient civilizations, the social status of dwarves in ancient Egypt is relatively superior.
From the above analysis, we can actually see that compared with other ancient civilizations, the social status of the dwarves in ancient Egypt was relatively superior, and there was less discrimination, which showed an open concept of ancient Egyptian society at that time.
Due to the influence of religious ideas, ancient Egyptian society did not regard dwarfs as physical obstacles.
In ancient Rome and ancient Greece, due to frequent wars, the society needed a large number of strong adult males. Dwarfs were regarded as stunted freaks and discriminated by society and adults. However, in ancient Egyptian society, the life of the dwarves in ancient Egypt was relatively normal, and they would not be discriminated against too much, nor would they be regarded as obstacles by ancient Egyptian society.
It can be seen from the existence of gnome god that this has a strong connection with the religious concept of ancient Egypt at that time. In the religious concept of ancient Egyptians, the God Matt they believed in was a very abstract image. They believe that nature and society are integrated, and nature will not regard this natural physical deformity as a monster.
Therefore, in ancient Egyptian society, dwarfs did not make the ancient Egyptians feel threatened, but became "gods" in many people's hearts, symbolizing a beautiful family life and social life.
Due to the wide distribution of dwarf functions, it was relatively superior in ancient Egyptian society.
As mentioned above, the role of dwarves in ancient Egyptian society is widely distributed, and their roles in daily life are also complicated, so their status in their social life is naturally almost the same as that of other groups.
In many ancient Egyptian historical materials, dwarfism is not recorded as "disability", "deformity" or other abnormal conditions. This shows that the pygmies in ancient Egypt are not regarded as deformed people, but just a group of "short and normal people".
At that time, dwarf groups not only distributed in social life, but also made some contributions to the social life of many people, such as family assistants who served family life, craftsmen and jewelers who served social life. Moreover, in the ruling class and political life, such as some members of the royal family and the rich at that time, their social status itself was higher than other groups.
In this way, compared with other ancient civilizations, the social status of the gnome group in ancient Egypt is superior.
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Pygmies in ancient Egypt played an important role in religion and real life. In the field of religion, dwarfs were regarded as a kind of "god" by ancient Egyptians; In the field of social life, the ancient Egyptians were not discriminated from all aspects of society, but they can be trusted to do well in different fields.
In fact, these two aspects show that in ancient Egyptian society, the social status of dwarf groups is relatively high, which is not much different from other normal groups. The root cause of this situation is closely related to the social system and concept of loving nature and peace in ancient Egypt. This phenomenon is also closely related to the religious concept of ancient Egyptians and runs through the whole historical development.