Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 180 Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir 1857 1934 Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis, Sir Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis, Sir Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life Produced by Ben Courtney and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life" by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. This work serves as the first volume in a series designed to provide an accessible overview of key aspects of ancient Egyptian beliefs, focusing on the concepts of resurrection and the afterlife as depicted in religious texts. The opening of the book presents an introduction and preface that outline the challenges of systematically tracing ancient Egyptian beliefs regarding the afterlife. Budge emphasizes that these beliefs evolved without a singular authoritative doctrine, reflecting a diverse range of texts from different historical periods. He highlights the central idea of immortality, which deeply influences Egyptian burial practices and religious life. The text surveys the significance of the "Book of the Dead" as a primary source, revealing how various religious beliefs—ranging from the sublime to the superstitious—converged to form a complex view of resurrection and the future life that was pivotal to ancient Egyptian culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Egypt -- Religion Future life Eschatology, Egyptian BL Text Egypt Category: History - Ancient Category: Religion/Spirituality 330798 2025-07-05T07:03:19.584689 text/html 300010 2024-10-28T18:35:36 text/html 1315246 2025-07-05T07:03:28.913629 application/epub+zip 1311574 2025-07-05T07:03:22.452702 application/epub+zip 170605 2025-07-05T07:03:19.912703 application/epub+zip 6747275 2025-07-05T07:03:32.378674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6723541 2025-07-05T07:03:26.202673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249096 2022-09-05T12:33:01.173469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293400 2023-10-05T08:50:13.446788 text/plain 273644 2024-10-28T18:35:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16445 2025-07-05T07:03:32.508613 application/rdf+xml 31975 2025-07-05T07:03:19.992666 image/jpeg 4212 2025-07-05T07:03:19.952689 image/jpeg 1605246 2025-07-05T07:03:19.696679 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia