The Happy Place

About this episode

This episode explores the ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife and the significance of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Death wasn’t the end for ancient Egyptians; it was a gauntlet. The soul faced guardians, gods, the weighing of the heart against the feather of Ma’at, and the ever-present threat of Ammit waiting to devour the unworthy, with only magic to guide the soul to the Field of Reeds. This episode brings you the story of the afterlife, the Duat, and the most sophisticated collection of funerary spells the ancient world ever produced: the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Researched, written, and produced by ...

People in this episode

Host: Corinne Wieben

Topics covered

• afterlife
• ancient Egypt
• funerary spells
• Duat
• magic
• soul journey

Keywords

• afterlife
• ancient Egypt
• Duat
• Egyptian Book of the Dead
• funerary spells
• magic
• Ma’at
• Ammit

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Egyptian Book of the Dead

Places: Egypt

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