Ancient Egyptian Tombs: The Culture of Life and DeathISBN: 978-1-4051-2089-0
Hardcover
306 pages
February 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.
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Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practices
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Draws on a range of data, including architecture, artifacts and texts
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Discusses tombs within the context of everyday life in Ancient Egypt
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Stresses the importance of the tomb as an eternal expression of the self