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The Egyptian Conception of Immortality / The Ingersoll Lecture, 1911

By George Andrew Reisner
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A scholarly lecture surveys ancient Egyptian beliefs about life after death, drawing on funerary customs, offering rituals, temple inscriptions, and burial texts from successive historical periods. It distinguishes ordinary popular practices—interment and offerings to sustain the deceased—from the elite use of magical formulas intended to aid a spirit’s progress, explains how desert preservation biases the archaeological record toward tombs, traces evolving notions of immortality including associations with deities such as Osiris and Isis, and emphasizes that funerary rites fulfilled social and practical functions without necessarily dominating everyday life.

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George Andrew Reisner

George Andrew Reisner was an American archaeologist and Egyptologist, renowned for his significant contributions to the understanding of ancient Egyptian civilization. He is particularly known for his work in the early 20th century, where he conducted extensive excavations in Egypt, including the famous site of Giza. Reisner's scholarly pursuits also included lectures on topics such as the Egyptian conception of immortality, which he explored in his notable work, "The Egyptian Conception of Immortality / The Ingersoll Lecture, 1911." His research has had a lasting impact on the field of Egyptology, influencing both academic study and public interest in ancient Egypt.

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