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The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife - Erik Hornung

The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife

By: Erik Hornung, David Lorton (Translator)

Hardcover | 10 June 1999

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Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books that were to be discovered more than two millennia later in royal tombs. Erik Hornung, the world's leading authority on these religious texts, surveys what is known about them today.The contents of the texts range from the collection of spells in the Book of the Dead, which was intended to offer practical assistance on the journey to the afterlife, to the detailed accounts of the hereafter provided in the Books of the Netherworld. Hornung looks closely at these latter works, while summarizing the contents of the Book of the Dead and other widely studied examples of the genre. For each composition, he discusses the history of its ancient transmission and its decipherment in modern times, supplying bibliographic information for any text editions. He also seeks to determine whether this literature as a whole presents a monolithic conception of the afterlife. The volume features many drawings from the books themselves--drawings that illustrate the nocturnal course of the sun god through the realm of the dead.Originally published in German and now available in a fluid English translation, this volume offers an accessible and enlightening introduction to a central element of ancient Egyptian religion.

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Non-FictionMind, Body, SpiritMysticism, Magic & Occult InterestsMagic, Spells & AlchemyReligion & BeliefsAlternative Belief SystemsOccult StudiesMagic, Alchemy & Hermetic ThoughtAspects of Religion for Non-ChristiansTheologyHistoryEarliest Times to Present Day
Ancient History to the Year 500Regional & National HistoryAfrican HistoryLiterature, Poetry & PlaysHistory & Criticism of LiteratureGeneral Literary StudiesClassical Literary StudiesSociology & AnthropologySociologySociology & Death & DyingOther Non-Christian ReligionsAncient Religions & MythologiesAncient Egyptian Religion & MythologyGeneral & World HistoryReligionHistory of ReligionComparative Religion

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