In a way they are, the Egyptian's had the Book of the Dead, there idea to optimise for the afterlife, I think this is what gave rise to magic spells. https://e

In a way they are, the Egyptian's had the Book of the Dead, there idea to optimise for the afterlife, I think this is what gave rise to magic spells. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead The British Museum had an amazing exhibition about this several years ago.