Ancient Egyptian Tombs: The Culture of Life and Death (Blackwell Ancient Religions) (Hardback)
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Short Description for Ancient Egyptian Tombs 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.
Full description- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published: 01 March 2011
- Format: Hardback 320 pages
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- Categories: Sociology: Customs & Traditions | Sociology: Death & Dying | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Social & Cultural History | Psychic Powers & Psychic Phenomena
- ISBN 13: 9781405120890 ISBN 10: 1405120894
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Full description for Ancient Egyptian Tombs
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

