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Afterlife Texts

Afterlife Texts is a genre of religious-literary compositions in Ancient Egyptian literature that distinguishes itself by its funerary purpose and ritual function, specifically designed to guide, protect, and ensure the deceased’s successful passage and sustenance in the afterlife through magical formulas, spells, and liturgical invocations.

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Publications

1.2K

Citations

23

Authors

8

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Funerary Texts

Parents

Publications

22

The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Nancy R. Thomas, R. O. Faulkner, Carol Andrews · African Arts · 1986 · 168 citations

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The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

M. L. Wilson, R. O. Faulkner, Carol Andrews · The South African Archaeological Bulletin · 1986 · 137 citations

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Life after death: a history of the afterlife in the religions of the West

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 128 citations

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The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife

Leo Depuydt, Erik Hornung · Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt · 2000 · 105 citations

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Archiving the Present and Chronicling for the Future in Early Modern Europe

Judith Pollmann · Past & Present · 2016 · 94 citations · Full text

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Authors

23

  1. EH
    Erik Hornung

    University of Cologne, Germany

    2 publications · 139 citations

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  2. RO
    R. O. Faulkner

    2 publications · 305 citations

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  3. CA
    Carol Andrews

    2 publications · 305 citations

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  4. TM
    Travis Montgomery

    Oklahoma Christian University, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. WG
    William Greenwalt

    Santa Clara University, United States

    1 publications · 34 citations

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Institutions

8

  1. Oklahoma Christian University

    Edmond, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  2. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

    Charlotte, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  5. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    94 citations

  6. Hartford Financial Services (United States)

    Hartford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  7. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. Trinity College

    Hartford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 300 citations

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  2. Journal of the Polynesian Society

    JPS · 1 publications · 21 citations

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  3. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. The History Teacher

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  5. World Literature Today

    WLT · 1 publications · 25 citations

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