Egyptian View of the Afterlife

The Egyptians are very convinced about the life after death. As Taylor mentioned in "The Ancient Egyptian Death and the World After Death", people often seem to have made more effort and resources to prepare the post-mortem world than to create a convenient living environment is. : 12). The Egyptians believe that life on Earth is a stage and that death is the beginning of another stage. They believe that "human existence will not die and the body's survival will also play a role in new life" (Taylor, 2001: 12).

The ancient Egyptians had certain views of the afterlife, and they appeared in art and architecture. They are known for their widespread belief in the soul of the deceased. Because funeral things that living people would know, especially those involved in the ceremonies involving life. During the Middle Kingdom the Egyptians will pilgrimage the pilgrimage above Abydos.

The ancient Egyptian culture has a complex belief about the death and post-mortem world that has been developed for thousands of years. The Egyptians will see a continuation of their secular life in the future; death is not a final state, a transition period from the life cycle to the world of the dead from the life cycle. Egyptian faith includes a strict tomb and funeral to ensure that individuals continue to exist around the world. These customs include protecting the deceased's body. By mummification, the body became a new body destined to wake up again. People believe that the soul and personality of a deceased person remain in the body even after death, it is essential to protect the body. If there is no physical body, the soul will disappear.