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Death in ancient Egypt

McDermott, Bridget2006
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Life and death are never far apart in Egyptian culture and society. This book looks beyond funerary rites and mummification to explore the beliefs and customs of ordinary people. It also looks at how death occurred - through illness, accidents and violent death, as well as in the natural course.
Main title:
Death in ancient Egypt / Bridget McDermott.
Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 2006.
Collation:
xv, 240 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-237) and index.
ISBN:
9780750939324 (hbk)
Dewey class:
306.90932
Language:
English
BRN:
434414
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