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relefos t1_ixdyuzc wrote

Reply to comment by iamerudite in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin

I think it isn't a 180 simply because we were all taught about how basically every other part of the ritual, their tombs, etc. revolved around making their afterlife experience easier / better in some way shape or form

So learning that they may have mummified the bodies for the sake of that person's afterlife, with preservation being a byproduct, isn't really a huge revelation. It's neat and definitely different than what we all thought, but it's more like a 90, not a 180, if that makes sense

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AnthonyTyrael t1_ixe8gke wrote

The difference here is between body and soul. As far as I'm understanding it. Preserving body meant to transfer both into afterlife, body intact and soul too. The new thesis is, it was just meant to preserve the soul, the body isn't needed in afterlife. That's a big difference in belief and religion.

Pre-Astronautics will be happy to hear about it.

What doesn't make sense to me here is, why take all the organs out if the body doesn't matter, just the spirit?

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