Egyptian Ideas of the Afterlife
In this volume, a noted Egyptologist offers a concise, scholarly exposition of Egyptian belief in Osiris, god of the resurrection; other "gods" of the Egyptians; the judgment of the dead and the resurrection; and immortality. Also, the meaning of the afterlife for ancient Egyptians and its ramifications for Egyptian society
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; CHAPTER I
THE BELIEF IN GOD ALMIGHTY.; I. FROM THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.; II. FROM THE PAPYRUS OF HUNEFER.; III. FROM THE PAPYRUS OF ANI.; CHAPTER II
OSIRIS THE GOD OF THE RESURRECTION.; CHAPTER III
THE "GODS" OF THE EGYPTIANS.; CHAPTER IV
THE JUDGMENT OF THE DEAD.; HYMN TO R.; HYMN TO OSIRIS.; CHAPTER V
THE RESURRECTION AND IMMORTALITY.; A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST