Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
272 pages, 272 pages, 160 color plates, 25 halftones 7-3/8 x 9-5/8
©
2001
Paper $27.50
ISBN: 9780226791647
Published April 2001
For sale only in the United States, its dependencies, the Philippines, and Canada
Preface
1. Death and Resurrection in Ancient Egyptian Society
2. The Eternal Body: Mummification
3. Provisioning the Dead
4. Funerary Figurines: Servants for the Afterlife
5. The Threshold of Eternity: Tombs, Cemeteries and Mortuary Cults
6. Magic and Ritual for the Dead
7. The Chest of Life: Coffins and Sarcophagi
8. The Burial and Mummification of Animals
Bibliography
Chronology
Illustration References
Index
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