The dead are neither living nor dead: they are not living according to our concept of the life they had in the body, and they are not dead because they exist, and their existence appears to the living through vibrating forces. Thus, research in most African religions finds evidence of the prevalence of the doctrine of the "continuity of life after death and pre-existence"—that is, generations preceding birth on earth. This is the very essence of the belief in embodiment and a new reincarnation after death, without any difference or dispute.

THE EIGHTH CHAPTER

"REINCARNATION IN BRAZIL, PERU, AND ALASKA"

It is stated in the book Reincarnation by Amir Tali’ (p. 60 and onwards) that in Alaska, the Eskimo peoples—and specifically the Tlingit tribe—hold a firm belief in reincarnation. They believe that the soul transitions into a new body without delay. Also in Alaska, there are those who believe the soul returns to the same body; therefore, like the Egyptians, they resorted to mummifying the dead.

The same reference mentions that in Peru, archaeologists have found a strong link between the architectural civilization of ancient Peru and the Egyptian civilization.