Gods, Graves and Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Religion and Ritual

The definitive companion to the Book of the Dead, with stunning object photography and essays on the spells Egyptians used to navigate the afterlife and become divine. The single best resource here on ancient Egyptian funerary belief.

Foy Scalf

Robert Ritner's authoritative study of how Egyptian magic actually worked: its rituals, techniques, and place in religion. A deep, scholarly reference on a subject usually treated superficially.

Robert Kriech Ritner

A peer-reviewed entry from the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology on religion as lived at home: household shrines, protective deities, and daily ritual. Shows the personal side of Egyptian belief beyond the great temples.

Stevens, Anna

A concise, authoritative overview of the rites that accompanied death and burial in pharaonic Egypt. Part of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, written by a specialist in mortuary religion.

Hays, Harold