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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > Egyptian perceptions of death in antiquity
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > Egyptian perceptions of death in antiquity
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > Egyptian perceptions of death in antiquity
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > Egyptian perceptions of death in antiquity

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Egyptian perceptions of death in antiquity  

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  • The Giza Pyramids, the only remaining example of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are massive tombs that demonstrate the emphasis placed on death and the afterlife by the ancient Egyptians. Life in ancient Egypt was, as noted by Thomas Hobbes, “brutish and short.” The ancient Egyptian beliefs regarding death are complex. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Egyptian Perceptions of Death in Antiquity]

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