Egyptian Religion: Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life - E. A. Wallis Budge

Title: Egyptian Religion: Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life

Author: E. A. Wallis Budge

Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul

Format: Paperback

First published: 1899

This edition: Routledge & Kegan Paul paperback edition, first issued in paperback in 1979, with later reprint history through the 1980s.

ISBN: 0710001347

Category: Ancient Worlds & Lost Civilisations; Spirit & Mysticism

Condition: Good second-hand condition. Noticeable shelf wear, creasing and rubbing to the covers, with some discolouration and staining around the lower edges. Previous owner's handwritten ownership inscription on the title page and an old bookseller's label to the rear cover. Binding remains intact and the book is complete and readable. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

A classic study of ancient Egyptian beliefs concerning death, resurrection and the afterlife. Drawing heavily on funerary and religious texts including the Book of the Dead, Budge examines Osiris, judgement of the dead, immortality and the religious ideas that shaped Egyptian burial practice.

Although some of Budge's translations and interpretations have been superseded by later Egyptology, his work remains historically influential and continues to be widely read by those interested in ancient Egyptian religion, esoteric history and the development of modern Egyptology.

About the Author: Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a British Egyptologist and philologist who served for many years at the British Museum, eventually becoming Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities. He published extensively on Egyptian language, religion, magic and funerary texts, including his influential editions of The Egyptian Book of the Dead.