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Ancient Egyptian Tombs
Contributor(s): Snape, Steven (Author)
ISBN: 1405120894     ISBN-13: 9781405120890
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $43.65  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient - Egypt
Dewey: 932
LCCN: 2010034207
Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - North Africa
- Cultural Region - Middle East
 
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Publisher Description:
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