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How to Read the "Egyptian Book of the Dead"
Barry Kemp
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Description for How to Read the "Egyptian Book of the Dead"
Paperback. "The Book of the Dead" empowered the reader to overcome the dangers lurking in the Otherworld and to become one with the gods that governed. This work aims to explore who and what the Egyptians feared and the kind of assistance that the Book offered them, revealing a relationship between the human individual and the divine quite. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to overcome the dangers lurking in the Otherworld and to become one with the gods who governed. Barry Kemp selects a number of spells to explore who and what the Egyptians feared and the kind of assistance that the Book offered ... Read more
The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to overcome the dangers lurking in the Otherworld and to become one with the gods who governed. Barry Kemp selects a number of spells to explore who and what the Egyptians feared and the kind of assistance that the Book offered ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
How to Read
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862079137
SKU
V9781862079137
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About Barry Kemp
Barry Kemp is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and Field Director of The Egypt Exploration Society's archaeological expedition to Tell el-Amarna. He is the author of Ancient Egypt; Anatomy of a Civilization and 100 Hieroglyphs.
Reviews for How to Read the "Egyptian Book of the Dead"
'A capsule key to the ancient Egyptian mind' Dr. Norman Hammond, Archaeology Correspondent, The Times
'Excellent, unusual and arresting...This is most certainly a book that will challenge and reward' New World
'A fascinating tour of the most significant hieroglyphs and the people who created them' VeloCity magazine