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The Book of the Dead was a kind of guide to the underworld where the ancient Egyptians believed the soul went after death. Lots of mumbo-jumbo was meant to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld which ranged from starvation to creatures lurking in dark corners on the way to the final judgement. The priests and their followers feared encounters with demons and other unclean…

The Book of the Dead is a collection of ancient Egyptian mortuary texts that were written between 2000 BC and 50 BC. The main purpose of the magic spells was to guide and assist a dead person on their journey through the underworld. The Portuguese artist BroTTas is a longtime admirer of the book, and he wants the contributors to use the collection for mail art. All the works that he receives…

A la interpretación de calaveras había convocado el artista portugués Paulo Alexandre Rocha Teles alias BroTTas. Cómo se puede ver en su exposición en línea, este tema ha animado a muchos artistas, por ejemplo a Rudi Schreiber, Gabriele Müller y Hal Weaver (de la izquierda a la derecha ). Las festividades al inicio de noviembre fueron instituidas por la Iglesia católica en la Europa medieval: El…