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ISBN 13: 9780785828839
ISBN 10: 0785828834
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/18/2012
Publisher: Chartwell Books

The Egyptian Book of Living and Dying

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An illustrated collection of ancient Egyptian mythology and ritual encompassing the gods, creation, life, death and the afterlife.

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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