Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc.

"Scarabs" by Isaac Myer is a study of the scarab beetle's role in ancient societies. It checks out how cultures like those in Egypt and Phoenicia used the scarab symbol. The book focuses on what the scarab meant to these people, particularly its association with being reborn and living forever after death. Texts and digs from the past are employed to see how the scarab was a part of how people would honour the dead and what they thought happened to the soul. The author also wants to find out if the beliefs about the soul living forever were around even before what current story books tell us. The book is set to look closely at what the scarab stood for and how it spread to affect other cultures later on.