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' belief in the afterlife.: Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practices; Draws on a range of data, includ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Snape, Steven
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Colección:Blackwell ancient religions.
Temas:
To 332 B.C.
Tombs > Egypt.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Egypt.
Tombeaux > Égypte.
Antiquities
Civilization
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Social conditions
Tombs
Egypt > Social conditions.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Égypte > Conditions sociales.
Égypte > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C.
Égypte > Antiquités.
Egypt
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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' belief in the afterlife.: Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practices; Draws on a range of data, including architecture, artifacts and texts; Discusses tombs within the context of everyday life in Ancient Egypt; Stresses the importance of the tomb as an eternal expression of the self.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (307 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-280) and index.
ISBN:9781444393729
1444393723
1282944525
9781282944527
9781119266877
1119266874

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