Living with the Dead [electronic resource] : Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt.
by
Harrington, Nicola.
ISBN
:
9781782970927
Title
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Living with the Dead [electronic resource] : Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt.
Author
:
Harrington, Nicola.
Personal Author
:
Harrington, Nicola.
Publication Information
:
Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2012.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (225 pages).
Series
:
Studies in Funerary Archaeology ; v. 6
Contents
:
Cover; List of figures and tables; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Timeline; Maps; CHAPTER 1: The Nature of the Deceased: Constituent Parts, Character, and Iconography; CHAPTER 2: The cult of the ancestors; CHAPTER 3: Places of interaction with the dead; CHAPTER 4: Times of interaction between the living and the dead:funerals, festivals, and banquets; CHAPTER 5: Attitudes to the dead; CHAPTER 6: Conclusions: living with the dead in ancient Egypt; Bibliography; Index.
Local Note
:
eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
:
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt.
Ancestor worship -- Egypt.
Format
:
Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
:
Publication Date
:
2012
Publication Information
:
Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2012.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 393.0932 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |