The invention of death in Ancient Egypt

Christian Eurocentrism in interpretations of Egyptian funerary beliefs

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  • Pedro Hugo Canto Núñez Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte image/svg+xml

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https://doi.org/10.29327/rom.v27i.49616

Keywords:

Egyptology, Historiography, Egyptian Funerary Religion

Abstract

Review of: NYORD, Rune. Yearning for Immortality: The European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2025. 316 p.

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2026-06-30

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Vol. 27 (2026): July-December

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CANTO NÚÑEZ, P. H. The invention of death in Ancient Egypt: Christian Eurocentrism in interpretations of Egyptian funerary beliefs. Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinos, v. 27, p. 202–208, 30 Jun.2026.