the egyptian guide to the afterlife was called book of the dead.
what was the egyptian guide to the afterlife called?
book of the dead
in the middle kingdom period the pyramid texts were replaced by the coffin texts. the coffin texts were spells that were inscribed into the coffins of the dead. they were meant to protect the deceased in the afterlife and provide them with the transformation magic they would need along their journey. these coffin texts were generally more attainable, providing the common people of egypt the opportunity to attain a proper afterlife. it is also important to note that the collection of coffin texts known as the book of two ways functioned as the earliest manual to the afterlife.
ancient egyptian afterlife beliefs
section::::soul, death, and the afterlife.:afterlife.









































the finns believed in a place of afterlife called tuonela, or sometimes manala. in most traditions it was situated underground or at the bottom of a lake, though sometimes it was said to exist on the other side of a dark river. tuonela was ruled over by the god tuoni, and his wife, the goddess tuonetar.
finnish paganism