Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life

"Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life" by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge is the initial book in a collection exploring ancient Egyptian beliefs, particularly their ideas about resurrection and what happens after death, using religious writings as the main source of information. The book begins with a look into how difficult it is to put together a clear picture of these views, pointing out that Egyptians didn't have one official set of rules about the afterlife. Instead, their beliefs changed over time and included different writings. The main focus of the book is the idea that people could live forever, which greatly affected how Egyptians buried their dead and lived their religious lives. By examining important texts like the "Book of the Dead," the book presents a mix of religious beliefs, from the meaningful to the strange, showing how they came together to create a detailed understanding of resurrection and life after death that was extremely important to ancient Egyptian society.