| Description |
1 online resource (x, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The history and land of Egypt -- Beliefs in the afterlife -- Mummification -- Animal mummies -- Funerary equipment and provisioning the dead -- The tomb -- Funerals, mortuary cults, the living, and the dead. |
| Summary |
Death, 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient -- Egypt.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient. |
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Egypt. |
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Mummies -- Egypt.
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Mummies. |
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt. |
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RELIGION -- Antiquities & Archaeology. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. |
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Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient -- Egypt. |
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Mummies -- Egypt. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ikram, Salima. Death and burial in ancient Egypt. Cairo, Egypt : The American University in Cairo Press, 2015 9789774166877 (DLC) 2015460749 (OCoLC)904322393 |
| ISBN |
9781649031495 (electronic book) |
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1649031491 (electronic book) |
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9789774166877 |
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9774166876 |
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