The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
, by Hornung, ErikNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780801485152 | 0801485150
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/1/1999
Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books that were to be discovered more than two millennia later in royal tombs. Erik Hornung, the world's leading authority on these religious texts, surveys what is known about them today.