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Ancient Egyptian Magic

by Bob Brier

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Publisher Comments:

"Ancient Egyptian Magic" is the first authoritative modern work on the occult practices that pervaded all aspects of life in ancient Egypt. Based on fascinating archaeological discoveries, it includes everything from how to write your name in hieroglyphs to the proper way to bury a king, as well as: <UL><LI> Tools and training of magicians <LI>Interpreting dreams <LI> Ancient remedies for headaches, cataracts, and indigestion <LI>Wrapping a mummy <LI> Recipes for magic potions and beauty creams <LI> Explanations of amulets and pyramid power <LI> A spell to entice a lover <LI> A fortune-telling calendar</UL> These subjects and many more will appeal to everyone interested in Egyptology, magic, parapsychology, and the occult; or ancient religions and mythology.

Synopsis:

"Ancient Egyptian Magic" is the first authoritative modern work on the occult practices that pervaded all aspects of life in ancient Egypt. Based on fascinating archaeological discoveries, it includes everything from how to write your name in hieroglyphs to the proper way to bury a king, as well as:

Tools and training of magicians

Interpreting dreams

Ancient remedies for headaches, cataracts, and indigestion

Wrapping a mummy

Recipes for magic potions and beauty creams

Explanations of amulets and pyramid power

A spell to entice a lover

A fortune-telling calendar

These subjects and many more will appeal to everyone interested in Egyptology, magic, parapsychology, and the occult; or ancient religions and mythology.

Synopsis:

< I> Ancient Egyptian Magic< /I> is the first authoritative modern work on the occult practices that pervaded all aspects of life in ancient Egypt. Based on fascinating archaeological discoveries, it includes everything from how to write your name in hieroglyphs to the proper way to bury a king, as well as: < P> < UL> < LI> Tools and training of magicians< P> < LI> Interpreting dreams< P> < LI> Ancient remedies for headaches, cataracts, and indigestion< P> < LI> Wrapping a mummy< P> < LI> Recipes for magic potions and beauty creams< P> < LI> Explanations of amulets and pyramid power< P> < LI> A spell to entice a lover< P> < LI> A fortune-telling calendar< /UL> < P> These subjects and many more will appeal to everyone interested in Egyptology, magic, parapsychology, and the occult; or ancient religions and mythology.< P>

About the Author

Bob Brier has spent more than twenty years studying ancient Egypt and is an international authority on mummies. A Professor of Philosophy at C. W. Post campus of Long Island University, he is the host of a six-hour television series for The Learning Channel called The Great Egyptians.In 1994, he made national headlines by being the first person in two thousand years to mummify a human corpse using ancient Egyptian tools and techniques. Author of Egyptian Mummies, The Encyclopedia of Mummies, and The Murder of Tutankhamen, Brier lives in Riverdale, New York.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780688007966
Author:
Brier, Bob
Publisher:
Harper Paperbacks
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Middle East - Egypt
Subject:
Anthropology
Subject:
Egypt
Subject:
Magick Studies
Subject:
Magic, egyptian
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Subject:
General Social Science
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 304-312.
Series Volume:
7
Publication Date:
January 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
9.20x6.04x.90 in. .78 lbs.

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