Egyptian magic
- Autore: Wallis E. A. Budge
- Editore: Edizioni Cerchio della Luna
Disponibilità: Disponibile
Budge presents the study of the history of ancient Egyptian magic and the details of its practice to help you uncover the Egyptian's distinction between white magic and black magic as you learn about magical artifacts, their identities and their applications in detail. A study of the remains of the native religious literature of ancient Egypt which have come down to us has revealed the fact that the belief in magic, that is to say, in the power of magical names, and spells, and enchantments, and formulæ, and pictures, and figures, and amulets, and in the performance of ceremonies accompanied by the utterance of words of power, to produce supernatural results.This book is essential reading for anybody interested in ancient cultures and their approaches to magic.
Titolo | Egyptian magic |
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Sottotitolo | A history of ancient Egypt |
Autore | Wallis E. A. Budge |
ISBN | 9788869375446 |
Editore | Edizioni Cerchio della Luna |
Pagine/durata | 248 |
Spedizione | momentaneamente non disponibile |