Egyptian Burial Practices
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EGYPTIAN BURIAL PRACTICES
In today's society, we tend to ignore any ideas that pertain to death. We see death as the end of life and if we dwell on it, then it is an admission that we are not immortal. Many of us value our life far too much to make any reflection on what is in the afterlife. In many ancient civilizations, death was not thought of as an end, but more as a beginning to eternal life. Provisions were made for the afterlife, down to the smallest detail. Many cultures had different funerary customs and ceremonies for burial. Perhaps the most intriguing of those cultures is that of Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian practices of burying their dead for what they thought the next cradle of humanity had great influence on the concept of death in many other ancient cultures. Many tried to copy the practices of the Egyptians, but none came close. In the realm of Egyptian afterlife, The Book of the Dead can provide one with vital information concerning ritual entombment practices and myths of the afterlife...