Department of Tourism Guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt
Abstract
The production of funerary literature flourished noticeably in the New Kingdom with several Netherworld guides introduced. The introduction of the Amarna religion by Akhenaten divides these guides into a) pre-Amarna (the Amduat), and b) post-Amarna (the Book of Caverns, and the Book of the Earth). The exatct date of the Book of Gates remains contraverisal. The main purpose of this paper is to figure out any possible changes in two of the post-Amarna books: the Book of Caverns and the Book of Earth. Because an entire comparison of these books is worth a single monograph, I limit myself to three main topics: the use of the term nTrw “gods”, the Netherworld (dwAt), and the effect of prosecuting Re and Osiris by Akhenaten. The term nTrw, plural term antithesis to Akhenaten’s theology, was aptly used in post-Amarna books under study. Also, following the Amarna interlude. Also, following the Amarna interlude, the West regained its place as in the pre-Amarna books.
Hussein, H. (2024). Netherworld Guides: Theology in Theory and Practice. International Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Civilization, 1(1), 26-35.
MLA
Hamada Hussein. "Netherworld Guides: Theology in Theory and Practice", International Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Civilization, 1, 1, 2024, 26-35.
HARVARD
Hussein, H. (2024). 'Netherworld Guides: Theology in Theory and Practice', International Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Civilization, 1(1), pp. 26-35.
VANCOUVER
Hussein, H. Netherworld Guides: Theology in Theory and Practice. International Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Civilization, 2024; 1(1): 26-35.
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