Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt

The Mourning Rite in the Times of the Pharaohs

von Maria Rosa Valdesogo

144 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Mourners in ancient Egypt shook and pulled their hair during funerary rites tied to resurrection in the afterlife.Mourners shake and pull their hair on reliefs and paintings from ancient Egypt. They took part in funerary ceremonies in ancient Egypt, contributing to the dead's resurrection in the afterlife. Hair played a clear role in these rites. In this publication Maria Rosa Valdesogo describes the relation between hair and these rites, and the role hair played in death in ancient Egypt. This book is the publication of her Phd research about the Hair in the funerary ceremony of ancient Egypt.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens
• ISBN: 9789492940087
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2026
• Größe: 413 x 296 mm
• Verlag: Blikverduitgevers