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Stimulatin, scholarly and beautifully illustrated, this Pelican offers the general reader an accessible account of Egyptian burial customs, the reasons for their existence and how they changed in response to developments in religion. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of this field, A. J. Spencer describes the tombs and the objects inside them - furniture, food, inscriptions, temples for animal gods - and shows how the Egyptians wrestled with the ever-pressing security problems in guarding the afterlife of their dead. He goes on to demonstrate how recent scientific developments have added an exciting new dimension to research, enabling researchers to trace family relationships, identify prevalent diseases and sometimes to discover the full pathological case histories of mummies to produce an extraordinary detailed picture of this most fascinating of cultures.

Rites et cérémonies funéraires égyptiens. --- Antiquités