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The Netherworld in Ancient Egypt and China by Mu-chou Poo; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Netherworld in Ancient Egypt and China about?

Considering the striking similarities between the treatment of the dead and conceptions of the netherworld in ancient Egypt and China, how can we compare the two traditions? Mu-chou Poo considers this question, and provides a new perspective on archaeological materials, including tomb structures and funerary texts, by addressing them in the context of universal human problems such as death, the future of the dead, and the search for happiness in life. Poo chronologically reconstructs the emergence of the idea of the netherworld and its evolution in both ancient Egypt and ancient China. He explores the relationship between religious beliefs and social ethics in these civilizations, considers why similar social and material conditions could have produced varied expressions of the afterlife, and what such variations reveal about each culture. Poo argues that a comparison between both visions of the netherworld and their relationship to life experience gives further insight into the nature of each civilization. Through this analysis, Poo shows that thematic comparison of ancient civilizations is not only possible, but also relevant to modern society.

Who reads The Netherworld in Ancient Egypt and China?

Author

Mu-chou Poo;

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic; Bloomsbury

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780567702005

Category

nonfiction