Describe your latest book/project/work. I've been studying the life and work of photographer W. Eugene Smith for 13 years. My first book (Dream...
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Sums up all that is known about magic in Ancient Egypt: the role of magic in controlling the gods, powerful amulets that warded off evil spirits, scarabs of immortality, use of wax images, formulas and spells, the secret name, much more.
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Explores the pervasive role of magic in Egyptian religion and life through an examination of amulets, wax images, spirit placements, and superstitions concerning demons, ghosts, and animals.
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