# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Return of Ancient Epic: The Egyptian Book of the Dead - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: Part 2: The Egyptian Book of the Dead, with Rita LucarelliAbout this EventAncient Egypt imagined both the beginning of the universe and the end of earthly life with a creativity that still speaks to us today. In this conversation, part 2 of our series on Ancient Epics, Rita Lucarelli will guide us from the cosmic dawn of creation, where gods like Atum, Ptah, and the eight divinities of the Hermopolis (the so-called "Hermopolitan Ogdoad") shape the world through word, will, and divine chaos, to the intimate, personal journey mapped in the Book of the Dead, a guide to navigating the afterlife and proving the heart worthy before Osiris. By comparing competing creation myths and exploring key passages and images from funerary spells and other ritual texts, Rita will uncover how Egyptians used narrative, poetry, and ritual to explain existence from first breath to final judgement. Expect a vibrant conversation that reveals mythology and afterlife texts as living systems of meaning: tools for constructing identity, justifying royal power, and imagining how to make one's way through the world and beyond it, in harmony and according to Maat (truth, order, justice).Rita Lucarelli is an Associate Professor of Egyptology at UC Berkeley and Faculty Curator of Egyptology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Her research centers on ancient Egyptian religion, especially funerary texts, demonology, and the modern reception of ancient Egyptian religion. She is currently completing a monograph on ancient Egyptian demonology and teaches courses on Egyptian and comparative religion through the Mount Tamalpais College program at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Her work highlights an interdisciplinary approach that blends digital innovation, public scholarship, and the study of ancient religious thought. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/the-return-of-ancient-epic-the-egyptian-book-of-the-dead/100001980749341601 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7.18, max: 26.38, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Oakland - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Clio’s Books - **lat**: 37.8085976 - **long**: -122.2560638 - **full address**: Clio’s Books, 353 Grand Avenue, Oakland, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Return of Ancient Epic: The Egyptian Book of the Dead - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/a3a26c2b6a90988e9ed8d605f8f0bb1a30fb032a9fbe60375517ced71e4ddec1-rimg-w1002-h737-dcbdaa92-gmir.jpg?v=1768807932 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Return of Ancient Epic: The Egyptian Book of the Dead being held? - **A:** The Return of Ancient Epic: The Egyptian Book of the Dead takes place on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Clio’s Books, 353 Grand Avenue, Oakland, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for The Return of Ancient Epic: The Egyptian Book of the Dead? - **A:** Ticket prices for The Return of Ancient Epic: The Egyptian Book of the Dead range from USD 7 to USD 26 depending on the ticket type. 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