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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 Paperback / softback by Erik Hornung, David Lorton

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 17 June 1999
      ISBN-13 9780801485152
      978-0801485152
      ISBN-10 0801485150
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      The afterlife, reincarnation and past lives Ancient religions and Mythologies Not Just Books Stationery

      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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