Download e-book for iPad: Ancient Egyptian Tombs: The Culture of Life and Death by Steven Snape

By Steven Snape

ISBN-10: 1405120894

ISBN-13: 9781405120890

This e-book explores the improvement of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in old Egypt and examines what tombs exhibit approximately historic Egyptian tradition and Egyptians’ trust within the afterlife.

  • Investigates the jobs of tombs within the improvement of funerary practices
  • Draws on a number of information, together with structure, artifacts and texts
  • Discusses tombs in the context of daily life in historical Egypt
  • Stresses the significance of the tomb as an everlasting expression of the self

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