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aging and the life course
death and dying
conceptualizations of death
cross-cultural perspectives on death
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health sciences
death and dying
conceptualizations of death
cross-cultural perspectives on death
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Ancient Egyptian beliefs and traditions
Definition
- The ancient Egyptians created a complex civilization that continues to be studied over 2,000 years after the death of the last pharaoh. An undercurrent of matters in ancient Egypt was their system of beliefs, at the center of which existed the struggle between order (ma'at) and chaos (isfet). [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Ancient Egyptian Beliefs and Traditions]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Ancient_Egyptian_beliefs_and_traditions
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