The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books / John Coleman Darnell and Colleen Manassa Darnell.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Egyptian Series: Writings from the ancient world ; no. 39.Description: 1 online resource (xxxvii, 685 pages)ISBN: - 0884140458
- 9780884140450
- Religious literature, Egyptian -- Translations into English
- Future life
- Egypt -- Religion -- History -- Sources
- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism
- RELIGION / Comparative Religion
- Future life
- Religion
- Religious literature, Egyptian
- Egypt
- Electronic books
- History
- Sources
- Translations
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Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction; Main themes of the Netherworld books; Royal tombs of the New Kingdom; Development of tomb decoration and use of Netherworld Books; Netherworld Books in temple settings; Function of the Netherworld Books; Topography of the netherworld books: conceptions of space and time; Dating the Netherworld Books; Cryptography in the Netherworld Books; Post-New Kingdom uses of the Netherworld Books; A note on the translations -- Book of adoring Re in the West -- Book of the Hidden Chamber -- Book of gates -- Book of caverns -- Books of the creation of the solar disk -- Books of the Solar-Osirian unity.
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