Ancient Egyptian tombs : the culture of life and death /

• Main Author: Snape, S. R. (Steven R.)
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Series: Blackwell ancient religions.
• Subjects: To 332 B.C.; Tombs > Egypt.; Funeral rites and ceremonies > Egypt.; HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt.; Antiquities.; Civilization.; Funeral rites and ceremonies.; Social conditions.; Tombs.; Egypt > Social conditions.; Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.; Egypt > Antiquities.; Egypt.; Electronic books.; Electronic book.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781444393743; 144439374X; 9781405120890; 1405120894; 9781444393729; 1444393723
• DOI: 10.1002/9781444393743

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 & rsquo; belief in the afterlife. Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practicesDraws on a range of data, including architecture, artifacts and textsDiscusses tombs within the context of everyday life in Ancient EgyptStresses the importance of the tomb as an eternal expression of the self.