Ancient Egyptian tombs : the culture of life and death /

Ancient Egyptian tombs : the culture of life and death /

This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians & rsquo; belief in the afterlife. Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practicesDraws on a range of data, in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Snape, S. R. (Steven R.)
Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Series:Blackwell ancient religions.
Subjects:
To 332 B.C.
Tombs > Egypt.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Egypt.
HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt.
Antiquities.
Civilization.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Social conditions.
Tombs.
Egypt > Social conditions.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Egypt.
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians & rsquo; belief in the afterlife. Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practicesDraws on a range of data, including architecture, artifacts and textsDiscusses tombs within the context of everyday life in Ancient EgyptStresses the importance of the tomb as an eternal expression of the self.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781444393743
144439374X
9781405120890
1405120894
9781444393729
1444393723
DOI:10.1002/9781444393743

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