Death is Not the End: Ancient Egyptian Religion and Art
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Death is Not the End: Ancient Egyptian Religion and Art INTRODUCTION Imagine that we have gone back thousands of years. Imagine a land with pyramids hundreds of feet high and a river that floods every year, the birth of an agricultural society. Imagine tens of thousands of people, wearing nothing but loincloths, lugging limestone after limestone through the desert. We are in ancient Egypt, a place with a unique and fascinating culture, unlike anything we have ever experienced in the United States. We often hear about the discoveries of mummies on the news, or see the inclusion of ancient Egyptian artifacts and temples in adventure movies, but what is the real story behind it all? Why did ancient Egyptians spend their entire lives preparing for the afterlife? What were their religious beliefs and thoughts on the afterlife? What did they believe happened to humans once they died? Why were Pharaohs considered to be so powerful and how were they prepared for their life after death? Through an evaluation of ancient Egyptian culture, religion, and art, this paper will discuss the ancient Egyptians’ beliefs in the afterlife, and some of the manners in which Pharaohs were prepared for their life after death. We will also observe how the culture’s art reflects and responds to its fundamental beliefs.
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