Narrating the Ancient Egyptian Glory: Psychological Immunity of Selected Royal Female Pharaohs as Depicted in Pauline Gedge’s Child of the Morning and Michelle Moran’s Nefertiti, an Interdisciplinary Study | ||
| مجلة کلية الآداب بالوادي الجديد | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 October 2025 | ||
| Document Type: بØوث علمية Ù…Øکمة | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mkwn.2025.403304.1568 | ||
| Author | ||
| أمل جلال Ù…Øمد مرسي* | ||
| Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Fayoum University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The increasing complexity of life and the biological disposition of humankind to seek happiness and avoid pain have attracted the attention of scholars to the significance of the Psychological Immune System. As the Biological Immune System defends the body against any attack of viruses or diseases, the Psychological Immune System has the same defensive function as it enables individuals to overcome challenges and stressors to preserve their sense of well-being. Remarkably, most studies conducted on Psychological Immunity belong to medicinal or psychopathological domains. Thus, the aim of this study is to apply Attila Oláh’s theory of Psychological Immunity to some prominent royal female pharaohs, namely Hatshepsut and Nefertiti. Oláh structured his psychological theory and designed a related psychometric tool, the Psychological Immune Competence Inventory, to measure the strength of individuals’ Psychological Immune Competence System and adaptive capacities. Accordingly, Oláh’s multidimentional model is adopted in this study to measure the psychological competencies of the selected royal female models and to examine the strength of their psychological immunity while fulfilling their royal responsibilities. Two historical novels were selected, namely Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge and Nefertiti: A Novel by Michelle Moran. Adopting the interdisciplinary approach, the study concluded that not all characters possess the same psychological competencies included in Oláh’s psychological model. The study also elucidated the impact of the environment on the psychological immunity of the selected female models. It is an interdisciplinary study that combines magic of the Pharaonic history and literary creativity through a critical psychological framework. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Psychological Immunity; Psychological Immune Competence Inventory (PICI); Royal Female Pharaos; Child of the Morning; and Nefertiti | ||
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