Traversing Eternity

Traversing Eternity
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 746
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ISBN-10 : 9780198154648
ISBN-13 : 019815464X
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Download or read book Traversing Eternity written by Mark Smith and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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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