Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt - Softcover

Salima Ikram

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9774166876 ISBN 13: 9789774166877

Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press, 2015

Synopsis

Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt

About this title

Review:

'Considering the book's wide scope, scientific reliability and comprehensible text, it is very well-suited for anyone wishing to learn more about ancient Egypt in a limited time. It provides a good overview for both lay-people and students of archaeology.'
-PalArch, Netherlands Scientific Journals

'Dr. Salima Ikram's Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt is among the best works on the subject presently on the market. Dr. Ikram's work breathes with a love of the subject matter and, refreshingly, lacks the academic jargon which mars so many otherwise fine books on this subject. Dr. Ikram has recreated the mummification process in modern-day laboratories and so brings a practical, as well as scholarly, approach to the subject. This book takes a reader from the early history of ancient Egypt through the beliefs and funerary practices of the people and includes the development of the mastaba tombs and the later pyramids. An excellent work and highly recommended.' --
Ancient History Encyclopedia

From the Back Cover:

For ancient Egyptians, death was part of the journey of life.

The tombs, mortuary temples and mummies the Egyptians produced were a celebration of life and a means of continuing it for eternity.

Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt transports us to a different world, to reveal the religion and funerary beliefs of one of the world's greatest civilizations.

About this edition

• Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 9774166876
• ISBN 13: 9789774166877
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252