Death and burial in ancient Egypt / Salima Ikram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ikram, Salima.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--Egypt.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Mummies--Egypt.

Mummies.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Harlow : Longman, 2003.

Summary:

-- Egyptian beliefs about life, death and resurrection are discussed.

-- Occult, magic and ritual elements of afterlife are examined.

-- All the varieties of mummification are explored.

How you died was more important than how you lived in ancient Egypt. After all, your eternal existence was at stake. The rituals, coffins, plans, treasures, temples, tombs and spells that surrounded death were pervasive, detailed and profound. This is full history of ancient endings, based on a host of old and new archaeological research. Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs about death, after life, and resurrection are explained, with a section on the Egyptian funeral. The mummification process, with all the variations that took place in Egypt's three thousand year history, is also explored in detail. Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt is a complete source-book on death and burial in ancient Egypt written by an expert in the field.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The history and land of Egypt 1

Chapter 2 Beliefs in the Afterlife 21

Chapter 3 Mummification 47

Chapter 4 Animal mummies 77

Chapter 5 Funerary equipment and provisioning the dead 95

Chapter 6 The tomb 139

Chapter 7 Funerals, mortuary cults, the living and the dead 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0582772168

OCLC:

49692145