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Demonstrators sitting on the street, 1964
Protesters sitting on Broadway in front of the Bank of America.
Death and the afterlife in ancient Egypt
"Of all the ancient peoples, the Egyptians are perhaps best known for the fascinating ways in which they grappled with the mysteries of death and the afterlife. This book draws on the British Museum's collection of mummies and other funerary evidence…
Death and the afterlife
An exploration of the rituals, beliefs, art, and mythology humans have used to understand death and the afterlife examines a wide range of practices and traditions--Mexico's Day of the Dead, Victorian funeral customs, the Tibetan Book of the Dead,…