DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

TAYLOR, JOHN H.

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ISBN:978-0-7141-1917-5
EAN:9780714119175
Editorial: BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS
Fecha de la edición:2001
Número de la edición: 1
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Encuadernación:RUSTICA
Nº Pág.:272
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Of all the ancient peoples, the Egyptians are perhaps best known for the fascinating ways in which they grappled with the mysteries of death and the afterlife. This beautifully illustrated book draws on the British Museum's world-famous collection of mummies and other funerary evidence to offer an accessible account of Egyptian beliefs in an afterlife and examine the ways in which Egyptian society responded materially to the challenges these beliefs imposed. The author describes in detail the numerous provisions made for the dead and the intricate rituals carried out on their behalf. He considers embalming, coffins and sarcophagi, shabti figures, magic and ritual, and amulets and papyri, as well as the mummification of sacred animals, which were buried by the millions in vast labyrinthine catacombs.