num_pages: 224
description: In this volume, a noted Egyptologist offers a concise, scholarly exposition of Egyptian belief in Osiris, god of the resurrection; other "gods" of the Egyptians; the judgment of the dead and the resurrection; and immortality. Also, the meaning of the afterlife for ancient Egyptians and its ramifications for Egyptian society.
language: English
title: Egyptian Ideas of the Afterlife
titlecomplete: Egyptian Ideas of the Afterlife
genres: Egypt, Religion, Philosophy, Egyptian Literature, Nonfiction, Language, Ancient History, Egyptology, Mythology, History
ratings_count: 209
publisher: Dover Publications