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A 3 page discussion of the importance of Egyptian mummies to Egyptian belief in an afterlife. Clarifies that originally only the pharaohs were mummified in recognition of the belief that they were living gods. Eventually,however, mummification became the desire of all ancient Egyptians and all those who could afford to do so pursued mummification as an insurance of their participation in an afterlife. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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everything around them including both living and nonliving entities such as cats, rocks, trees, the Nile River and any other thing they might see or feel (Casson 71). Religious
beliefs started early in the history of Egypt and probably arose during the Neolithic period (Casson 71). The Egyptians believed that the gods had created the world as they
wanted it to be, that it was perfect and would never change (Casson 75). They developed the understanding that the gods intended for the people to join them upon
the end of the mortal life. By preserving their bodies in a mummified form they insured that this could indeed be possible. The Egyptians saw the afterlife as a
continuation of the good things of the present life therefore they prepared extensively for the afterlife (Casson 76). The more affluent Egyptians would have an elaborate tomb built which
would incorporate drawings and murals depicting servitude to the gods and other activities in which they expected to participate when they joined with the gods (Casson 76). Included in
the tomb would be food, clothing, musical instruments and anything else that would make the afterlife more pleasant for the owner of the tomb. Although they usually could not
afford the price of mummification, even the poorest were not neglected for their afterlife as excavations have shown that some food and tools would be placed with the dead person
(Casson 77). The preference in Egyptian culture, however, was that the body be preserved into perpetuity in a mummified form. Mummification was a process of denying the reality of
death. From the start of these beliefs only the pharaoh and his family were permitted to believe that they would have an afterlife because they were thought to be
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