What role did mummification play in Egyptian religion and what role did it play in the development of Egyptian medicine? Mummification allowed for the Ancient Egyptians to preserve the house for the soul (the body) and travel to the Afterlife. While, embalming the body Egyptians learned a great deal about anatomy and how the body works and functions enabling them to gain medicinal knowledge.
Religion Religion was an important part of the mummification process. Most of those who were mummified were kings or pharaohs. Ancient Egyptians believed that the body was the house for the soul. Even after death, Egyptians believed that the spirit could only live on if the body was preserved forever (Mummification in Ancient Egypt). Egyptians believed …show more content…
This is why the Egyptian doctor was part shaman, a person who performed rituals and recited prayers on the sick. The Egyptian physicians were not limited to faith healing as part of their practice. If the prayers were not effective doctors turned to herbs (. Each doctor in Egypt was a specialist in their one particular field. These fields included pharmacology, dentistry, gynecology, crude surgical procedures, general healing, autopsy, and embalming (Ancient Egyptian Medicine). From embalming Ancient Egyptian physicians gained their knowledge of human anatomy. Mummification prepared the dead body for its journey into the afterlife, during this process most organs were removed (Ancient Egyptian Medicine). Due to most organs being moved doctors were able to analyze the specimens and for the sake of medicine. Both Religion and Medicine in Ancient Egypt were expanded because of the mummification process. Embalming took approximately seventy days. Wrapping and treating the corpse was done by special priests (Egyptian Mummies). Each step within the process allowed for religion to be incorporated through prayer and new medicinal knowledge through the preservation of the
Religion Religion was an important part of the mummification process. Most of those who were mummified were kings or pharaohs. Ancient Egyptians believed that the body was the house for the soul. Even after death, Egyptians believed that the spirit could only live on if the body was preserved forever (Mummification in Ancient Egypt). Egyptians believed …show more content…
This is why the Egyptian doctor was part shaman, a person who performed rituals and recited prayers on the sick. The Egyptian physicians were not limited to faith healing as part of their practice. If the prayers were not effective doctors turned to herbs (. Each doctor in Egypt was a specialist in their one particular field. These fields included pharmacology, dentistry, gynecology, crude surgical procedures, general healing, autopsy, and embalming (Ancient Egyptian Medicine). From embalming Ancient Egyptian physicians gained their knowledge of human anatomy. Mummification prepared the dead body for its journey into the afterlife, during this process most organs were removed (Ancient Egyptian Medicine). Due to most organs being moved doctors were able to analyze the specimens and for the sake of medicine. Both Religion and Medicine in Ancient Egypt were expanded because of the mummification process. Embalming took approximately seventy days. Wrapping and treating the corpse was done by special priests (Egyptian Mummies). Each step within the process allowed for religion to be incorporated through prayer and new medicinal knowledge through the preservation of the