The ancient Egyptian books of the afterlife
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Tuba City Public Library - Non-Fiction
299.3121 H813A
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xxii, 188 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-182) and index.
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This volume offers a survey about what is known about the Ancient Egyptians' vision of the afterlife and an examination of these beliefs that were written down in books that were later discovered in royal tombs. 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. The author 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.
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Translated from the German.
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committed to retain,20160630,20310630,EAST,http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials,CtW,This title retained by Wesleyan University Library on behalf of the Eastern Academic Scholars Trust (EAST) print archive
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hornung, E., & Lorton, D. (1999). The ancient Egyptian books of the afterlife . Cornell University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hornung, Erik and David Lorton. 1999. The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife. Cornell University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hornung, Erik and David Lorton. The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife Cornell University Press, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hornung, Erik., and David Lorton. The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife Cornell University Press, 1999.
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