简介:Thisquestion,askedinamodernChristmassong,pointstoamajorareaofhumankind'sexperienceandarticulationofthenuminous,onewhichhasreceivedsurprisinglylittlefocusedattentionfromEgyptologists.Intheworkunderreview,TerenceDuQuesnehastakenanimportantsteptowardremedyingthisdeficiency.Asinotherrecentstudies(oneinVolume10ofthisJournal),Dr.DuQuesneusesthepsychopompicfigureofAnubisto"openthepath"intoasignificantproblemofancientEgyptianreligionanditscomparativeexploration.Inthepursuitofthisinvestigation,hebringstobearaneruditionwhichistrulyimpressive,notonlyinEgyptologybutinthetexts,languagesandscholarshipofmangreligioustraditions,