Egyptian Magic
"This volume is very richly illustrated . . . .The described Egyptian practices and objects are introduced and presented in an excellent way."—Bibliotheca Orientalis
The ancient Egyptians were firmly convinced of the importance of magic, which was both a source of supernatural wisdom and a means of affecting one’s own fate. The gods themselves used it for creating the world, granting mankind magical powers as an aid to the struggle for existence. Les mer
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Egyptian Magic, illustrated with wonderful and mysterious objects from European museum collections, describes how Egyptian sorcerers used their craft to protect the weakest members of society, to support the gods in their fight against evil, and to imbue the dead with immortality, and explores the arcane systems and traditions of the occult that governed this well-organized universe of ancient Egypt.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9789774169335
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 21 x 21 cm
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"This volume is very richly illustrated . . . .The described Egyptian practices and objects are introduced and presented in an excellent way."—Bibliotheca Orientalis