Sacred Texts: Ancient Egypt

Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt: Lec...

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Among no people ancient or modern has the idea of a life beyond the grave held so prominent a place as among the ancient Egyptians. This insistent belief in a hereafter may perhaps have been, and experience in the land of Egypt has led me to believe it was, greatly favored and influenced by the fact that the conditions of soil and climate resulted in such a remarkable preservation of the human body as may be found under natural conditions nowhere else in the world. In going up to the daily task…

Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt: Lec...

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