The author describes in detail the numerous provisions made for the dead and the intricate rituals carried out on their behalf. This beautifully illustrated book draws on the British Museum's world-famous collection of mummies and other funerary evidence to offer an accessible account of Egyptian beliefs in an afterlife and examine the ways in which Egyptian society responded materially to the challenges these beliefs imposed. Taylor Of all the ancient peoples, the Egyptians are perhaps best known for the fascinating ways in which they grappled with the mysteries of death and the afterlife. Flemish & French Baroque (c.1600 - 1699)ĭeath and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt by John H.
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