NELC 085 - Life and Death in Ancient China and Ancient Egypt

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Humanities & Social Science Sector. Class of 2010 & beyond. Steinhardt/Silverman/Wegner. Using materials excavated in tombs, this course investigates funerary cults, death rituals, beliefs about the afterlife, and the preparations for death during life in China from 1500 BCE to AD 1000 and in Egypt from 3000-1000 BCE.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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