A concepção antropológica egípcia: da vida no aquém à existência no além

• Autor(a) principal: Sales, José das Candeias
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34632/gaudiumsciendi.2014.2732

To the Egyptian view of human nature, man was a unit that gathered in itself all human qualities and characteristics that marked the cycle ofexistence in the Herelife and in the Afterlife. The functionality or not of these elements or their separation or juxtaposition explained all the great moments of life of the individual: conception, birth, death, mummification, resurrection, eternal life. This notion therefore has enormous impact on the study of the imagery of ancient Egyptian people and is inseparable from their representations about life, about death, about their funeral customs, about immortality and on their relationship with the Cosmos. Among the distinct and complementary elements of the human personality in ancient Egypt we found khet (body), ren (name), ka ("double"), ba (" soul") chut (shadow), akh (transfigured being or spirit) and ib (heart). Each element represented a distinct facet of man which is manifested in a certain specific way and, therefore, becameidentifiable. All elements were necessary to ensure their earthly existence and continuity in extra-terrestrial life.