Magick Works, by The Magical Egypt Documentary Series

Why Ancient Egyptians Preserved the Dead

Vanese Mc Neill

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Ancient Egyptians believed the soul could die after death.
So mummification was not simply burial.
In Ancient Egypt, preserving the body was believed to help preserve the self through the afterlife.

The body was kept intact.
Names were repeated endlessly.
Statues acted as replacement bodies.
Rituals maintained connection between the dead and the living.

Because the Egyptians believed survival after death was not automatic.

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