The Egyptian Heaven and Hell: Volume II (Routledge Revivals) Paperback / softback
by E. A. Wallis Budge
Part of the Routledge Revivals series
Paperback / softback
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This is the second of three volumes, first published in 1906, which explore the Egyptian theology of the afterlife.
It contains the complete hieroglyphic text of the short form of the Ã…m-Tuat and of the Book of Gates, with translations and reproductions of all the illustrations.
In the Book of Gates the doctrines of the sophisticated cult of Osiris are prominent: they affirm that the beatified live for ever in the kingdom of Osiris, and feed daily upon his eternal body.
The object of all the Books of the Other World was to provide the dead with a ‘guide’ or ‘handbook,’ containing a description of the regions through which their souls would have to pass on their way to the Kingdom of Osiris, and which would supply them with the words of power and magical names necessary for an unimpeded journey from this world to the next.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:316 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/11/2015
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- ISBN:9781138791374
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:316 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/11/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138791374
