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Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt: Life in Death for Rich and Poor: BCP Egyptology

Autor Wolfram Grajetzki
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 aug 2003
The energy devoted by the ancient Egyptians to their tombs is legendary. The pyramids of Gizeh and the tomb of Tutankhamun are just two very spectacular examples, but no previous book has sought to use the tens of thousands of tombs excavated in Egypt, dating from 5000 BC to AD 200, across all classes of society, to build up a broad picture of burial as practised across the millennia. In this fascinating treatment, Wolfram Grajetzki sets out to remove some widespread misconceptions. Many imagine that few tombs survived undisturbed into modern times, but this is simply not true. In addition to the richest finds, there are numerous other tombs, devoid of gold and precious objects, which are key sources for reconstructing burial customs and Eygptian culture as a whole. This book sets the record straight, presenting evidence from each of the periods covered of poorer and average graves alongside the more famous wealthy tombs. The book is accessibly written, complete with over 150 illustrations, many specially prepared by the author.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780715632178
ISBN-10: 0715632175
Pagini: 165
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bristol Classical Press
Seria BCP Egyptology

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface
1. Early Farmers and State Formation
2. Early Dynastic Egypt: The Tomb as a House for the Afterlife
3. The Old Kingdom: The Age of the Pyramids
4. The Late Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom: The Development of a Funerary Industry
5. The Late Middle Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period: New Magical Rites
6. The New Kingdom: Death in an Affluent Society
7. The Late New Kingdom: Reduction to Essentials
8. The Third Intermediate Period: The Peak of Coffin Production
9. The Late Period and Persian Domination
10. Ptolemaic Egypt: The Hellenistic World and Egyptian Beliefs
11. Egypt in the Roman Empire
Notes
Chronology
Glossary
Further Reading
Figure Sources
Index