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Living with the dead : ancestor worship and mortuary ritual in ancient Egypt / Nicola Harrington.
Van Pelt Library BL2450.F8 H37 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harrington, Nicola.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Ancestor worship.
- Egypt.
- Ancestor worship--Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Oakville [CT] : Oxbow Books, [2013]
- Contents:
- The nature of the deceased
- The cult of the ancestors
- Places of interaction with the dead
- Times of interaction between the living and the dead : funerals, festivals, and banquets
- Attitudes to the dead
- Conclusions : living with the dead in ancient Egypt.
- Notes:
- Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oxford University, 2010.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-195) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781842174937
- 1842174932
- OCLC:
- 813220916
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