Descubre cómo los antiguos egipcios controlaban su destino inmortal! El libro explora lo que se creía que hacía el Libro de los Muertos, cómo funcionaba, cómo se hizo y qué le sucedió. Presenta la investigación más reciente sobre el Libro de los Muertos a través de textos e imágenes elaboradas, uno aprende lo que el Libro de los Muertos significaba para los antiguos egipcios y cómo buscaban vivir para siempre como dioses. Tiene cerca de 400 ilustraciones, incluyendo el famoso Papyrus Milbank.
Índice de contenidos
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: Preparing for the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt. Foy Scalf
List of Contributors
Introduction: Preparing for the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt. Foy Scalf
List of Contributors
Egyptian Chronology
Map of Principal Areas and Sites Mentioned in the Text
Map of Principal Areas and Sites Mentioned in the Text
I. THE BIRTH OF THE BOOK OF THE DEAD
1. What Is the Book of the Dead. Foy Scalf
2. The Origins and Early Development of the Book of the Dead. Peter F. Dorman
3. Language and Script in the Book of the Dead. Emily Cole
4. The Significance of the Book of the Dead Vignettes. Irmtraut Munro
1. What Is the Book of the Dead. Foy Scalf
2. The Origins and Early Development of the Book of the Dead. Peter F. Dorman
3. Language and Script in the Book of the Dead. Emily Cole
4. The Significance of the Book of the Dead Vignettes. Irmtraut Munro
II. PRODUCTION AND USE
5. How a Book of the Dead Manuscript Was Produced. Holger Kockelmann
6. The Ritual Context of the Book of the Dead. Yekaterina Barbash
5. How a Book of the Dead Manuscript Was Produced. Holger Kockelmann
6. The Ritual Context of the Book of the Dead. Yekaterina Barbash
7. Transmission of Funerary Literature: Saite through Ptolemaic Periods. Malcolm Mosher Jr.
8. The Archaeology of the Book of the Dead. Isabelle Régen
8. The Archaeology of the Book of the Dead. Isabelle Régen
III. MAGIC AND THEOLOGY
9. Divinization and Empowerment of the Dead. Robert K. Ritner
10. The Mysteries of Osiris. Andrea Kucharek
11. Gods, Spirits, Demons of the Book of the Dead. Rita Lucarellli
10. The Mysteries of Osiris. Andrea Kucharek
11. Gods, Spirits, Demons of the Book of the Dead. Rita Lucarellli
IV. DEATH AND REDISCOVERY
12. The Death of the Book of the Dead. Foy Scalf
13. The Rediscovery of the Book of the Dead. Barbara Lüscher
14. Necrobibliomania: (Mis)appropriations of the Book of the Dead. Steve Vinson
12. The Death of the Book of the Dead. Foy Scalf
13. The Rediscovery of the Book of the Dead. Barbara Lüscher
14. Necrobibliomania: (Mis)appropriations of the Book of the Dead. Steve Vinson
V. CATALOG
— Human Remains
— Linen Bandages
— Heart Scarabs
— Sarcophagi and Coffins
— Papyri Cases
— Papyri
— Magic Bricks
— Funerary Figures
— Stelae
— Tomb Reliefs
— Statues and Figures of Deities
— Scribal Materials
Checklist of the Exhibit
Concordance of Museum Registration Numbers
— Human Remains
— Linen Bandages
— Heart Scarabs
— Sarcophagi and Coffins
— Papyri Cases
— Papyri
— Magic Bricks
— Funerary Figures
— Stelae
— Tomb Reliefs
— Statues and Figures of Deities
— Scribal Materials
Checklist of the Exhibit
Concordance of Museum Registration Numbers
Bibliography
Acceso y descarga: https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oimp/oimp-39-book-dead