The Book Of The Dead For The Ancient Egyptians: A Study In Historical Bibliography عرض لکتاب بعنوان "" کتاب الموتى عند المصريين القدماء :دراسة فى الببليوجرافيا التاريخية "

Document Type : Original Article

Author

faculty of Arts

Abstract

The Book of the Dead is one of the most important religious books that included the religious activities and rituals of the ancient Egyptian, The Book is a collection of spells which enable the soul of the deceased to navigate the afterlife , The Book of the Dead prevails in both popular culture and current scholarship as one of the most famous aspects of ancient Egyptian culture. This funerary text provides some of the most vivid and enduring images from the ancient world - there are few who have not heard some version of the Book of the Dead’s afterlife mythology. Familiar scenes - like a scale weighing a heart of the deceased against a feather or the eternal destruction of a soul by a deity composed of animal parts - originate from the Book of the Dead. With such impressive narratives, it is clear why Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife are so thoroughly ingrained in our collective memory

Keywords

International Journal of Library and Information Sciences
Volume 9, Issue 1
January 2022
Pages 523-525

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics