Egyptian Book of Living and Dying : The Illustrated Guide to Ancient Egyptian Wisdom

by Fletcher, Joann

• ISBN13: 9780007653751
• ISBN10: 0007653751
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Thorsons Element

Summary

This superbly illustrated full color book traces the stages of life from conception to the life beyond the tomb.

Author Biography

Joann Fletcher, Ph.D., is a freelance Egyptologist, increasingly familiar to a popular audience through her pioneering TV work as both researcher and presenter. She acts as consultant to several museums and research organizations, including the Bioanthropology Foundation, for which she has undertaken excavation work in Egypt and examination of royal mummies in Cairo.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Order out of Chaos	p. 9
The Self-Created Lord	p. 10
The Island of Fire	p. 14
Ptah the Craftsman	p. 16
The Creation of Humankind	p. 21
The Cosmic Bubble	p. 23
Children of the Sun	p. 24
The River of Life	p. 30
A World of Dualities	p. 34
Waterways of the Night	p. 38
Sailing Stars	p. 43
The Rebirth of the Sun	p. 44
Divine Beings	p. 51
The Hidden God	p. 52
The Great Hymn to Amun	p. 55
Osiris, Lord of Life	p. 58
The Great Hymn to Osiris	p. 61
Isis, Mistress of Magic	p. 62
Horus and Seth	p. 64
Daughters of Ra	p. 68
Animal Spirits	p. 74
The Living God	p. 78
The Dance of the King	p. 83
Mysteries of the Temple	p. 85
Houses of the Gods	p. 86
Serving the Gods	p. 92
The Daily Offering	p. 99
Days of Festival	p. 100
The Words of Thoth	p. 104
The Power of Magic	p. 110
The Journey of the Soul	p. 115
Death and the Afterlife	p. 116
An Offering for Neferhotep	p. 123
In the Hall of Judgment	p. 124
The Confession Before Osiris	p. 127
The Dead and the Living	p. 130
Glossary	p. 136
Further Reading	p. 137
Index	p. 138
Picture Credits	p. 143
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