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Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books that were to be discovered more than two millennia later in royal tombs. Erik Hornung, the world's leading authority on these religious texts...



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It is a fortunate circumstance that Eric Hornung... has rendered the invaluable service of producing a complete guide and manual to the texts... It now appears in an admirable English translation by David Lorton.

-- Leo Depuydt, Brown University * Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt *

The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife

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A Hardback by Erik Hornung, David Lorton

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    Publisher: Cornell University Press
    Publication Date: 08/06/1999
    ISBN13: 9780801435157, 978-0801435157
    ISBN10: 0801435153
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    The afterlife, reincarnation and past lives Ancient religions and Mythologies

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books that were to be discovered more than two millennia later in royal tombs. Erik Hornung, the world's leading authority on these religious texts...



    Trade Review

    It is a fortunate circumstance that Eric Hornung... has rendered the invaluable service of producing a complete guide and manual to the texts... It now appears in an admirable English translation by David Lorton.

    -- Leo Depuydt, Brown University * Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt *

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