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Chapter One (A Preliminary Chapter) Stages of the Purification Ritual Till theNew KingdomOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The ancient Egyptians’ attitudes towards life and death were influenced by two fundamental beliefs: first, that death was simply a temporary intelTUption rather than a complete cessation of life. Second, that eternal life could be ensured by various means including piety to the gods, the provision of statuary and other funerary equipments and the preservation of the body through both mummification and purification. (1)
Purification is a basic element in most of the religious beliefs. It aims to atone for sins and misdeeds. It also determines the range of impurity. The purification of the body was extended to the divine . religions particularly Christianity and Islam, as purification in addition to the use of perfumes and incense is considered to be a ritual necessity for the person to meet his god with pure body and clothes.(2)
The ancient Egyptian name for word purification was cbw ~ J} ~ .(3) Its importance as a secular and religious ritual was referred to in most of the ancient Egyptians’ reliefs and representations of their daily life, and also in the ancient Egyptian literature and popular stories, like that of Snuhi.(4)
There are three main forms of purification: The secular purification . connected to the ancient Egyptians’ traditional daily practices, the social purification which reflects man’s relations.