Snape, Steven
Ancient Egyptian Tombs: The Culture of Life and Death
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
Keywords: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Tombs, Tombs, Ancient Burial, Ancient Funerary Rights, General & Introductory Archaeology, Religion, Issues & Current Affairs, General & Introductory Archaeology, Religion, Issues & Current Affairs
- Author(s)
- Snape, Steven
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2010
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 320 pages
- Category
- History
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444393736
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405120890