The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead

by Rita Lucarelli and Martin Andreas Stadler
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 27/06/2023

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Among the broad spectrum of ancient Egyptian religious literature, the Book of the Dead is the most representative of ancient Egyptian mortuary religion and of the magical and ritual practices belonging to it. Moreover, its rich corpus of texts and images provides unique information on the scribal practices, mortuary traditions, myths, and priestly rituals in ancient Egypt from the 2nd Millennium BCE to the Roman Period. The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead is the first major guide to collect and synthesize the wide-ranging body of scholarship on the Book of the Dead as well as the broader literature on ancient Egyptian religion and magic. Useful for both curious undergraduates and advanced scholars, this collection of contributions from specialists in the field will become a go-to resource for years to come on everything from the textual history of the Book of the Dead to its material origins and historical reception. Editors Rita Lucarelli and Martin Andreas Stadler have curated a singular volume that is both state of the art and comprehensive.

ISBN:
9780197643730
9780197643730
Category:
Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
27-06-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press

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