Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt (eBook)

Salima Ikram (Autor)

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2015 | Web PDF
252 Seiten
The American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-1-64903-149-5 (ISBN)

Infos

A Book Riot 100 Must-Read Book on Ancient HistoryDeath, burial, and the afterlife were as important to the ancient Egyptians as how they lived. This well-illustrated book explores all aspects of death in ancient Egypt, including beliefs of the afterlife, mummification, the protection of the body, tombs and their construction and decoration, funerary goods, and the funeral itself. It also addresses the relationship between the living and the dead, and the magico-religious interaction of these two in ancient Egyptian culture.Salima Ikram's own experience with experimental mummification and funerary archaeology lends the book many completely original and provocative insights. In addition, a full survey of current development in the field makes this a unique book that combines all aspects of death and burial in ancient Egypt into one volume.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2015
• Zusatzinfo: 91 b/w illustrations incl. 2 line drawings and 1 map
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Afterlife • Ancient • Animal mummies • Antiquities • Antiquitites • archaeology • Best books • CNN • Dead • Death • Decoding Hieroglyphics • Dying • Egypt • Egyptology • Funerary equipment • History • Ikram • Khuwy • Lost Treasures • Lost Treasures of Egypt • Middle East • mortuary cults • Movie • mummification • Napoleon • Napoleon shoot cannons • National Geographic • National Geographic’ • Netflix documentaries • New York Times • North Africa • Old Kingdom • Origin of the Great Sphinx • PBS • Provisioning • pyramids • Religion • Rise • Rise of the Mummies • Secrets • Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb • Social Science • tomb • Windfall Films
• ISBN-10: 1-64903-149-1 / 1649031491
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64903-149-5 / 9781649031495