The DARK secrets behind ancient Egyptian worship

Nothing is more synonymous with ancient Egypt than mummification. But why was this postmortem practice actually performed? And what other rituals and beliefs surrounded death in the ancient civilisation? Subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/SubHistoryExtraPods

In the fourth episode of our series on ancient Egypt, Emily Briffett and Campbell Price meet the pantheon of Egypt’s gods and goddesses and take a deep dive into the ancient underworld.

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00:00 Intro
01:07 Religion and death in ancient Egypt
08:12 Sekhmet: a fierce lioness goddess
11:01 Gods and goddesses
14:59 Worship and beliefs
16:05 Did they really love cats?
18:18 The afterlife
21:35 The mummified minority
30:10 Valley of the Kings
34:34 Book of the dead
37:11 Booby-trapped tombs?
39:50 Mourning in ancient Egypt

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