Traversing Eternity

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Author	: Mark Smith
Publisher	: OUP Oxford
Total Pages	: 746
Release	: 2009-02-05
ISBN-10	: 9780198154648
ISBN-13	: 019815464X
Rating	: 4/5 (48 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Traversing Eternity by : Mark Smith

Book excerpt: Fully annotated translations of 60 texts all dealing with Egyptian views of the afterlife. Individual introductions contextualize each work, and explore the various means by which the Egyptians attempted to ensure a smooth transition from existence in this world to that in the next, and how they envisaged life in the hereafter.

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