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For the Living and the Dead

For the Living and the Dead The Funerary Laments of Upper Egypt, Ancient and Modern

Hardback (07 Apr 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The funeral laments of upper Egypt have an elaborate and ancient history stretching back more than 5000 years. Elizabeth Wickett explores the performance, motifs, and meanings of the laments and reveals their relation to myth, religion, cosmology and the ancient Egypt funerary texts.

About the Publisher

I. B. Tauris

I.B.Tauris has long been recognised as one of the leading publishers on the Middle East and the Islamic World and has a major presence in Classics and Ancient History, History, Geography and Social Sciences, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Religion, Film and Visual Culture, and Fine Art including the internationally recognised Fine Art imprint Philip Wilson Publishers. We also publish the popular Tauris Parke Paperbacks imprint specialising in history, travel and biography.

Book information

ISBN: 9781848850507
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Imprint: I. B. Tauris
Pub date:
DEWEY: 782.4215880932
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 307
Weight: 878g
Height: 242mm
Width: 168mm
Spine width: 24mm