[PDF.20cb] The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice (Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilizations)

The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice (Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilizations)

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 | #854240 in Books |  Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago |  1997-12-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.90 x.80 x8.50l,2.07 | File type: PDF | 322 pages

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||9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| A prime resource for research|By Customer|This amazing volume, more footnotes than text, makes a great read on several levels for those interested. It tackles many individual issues in Egyptology whose status may be unclear otherwise. The first two chapters attempt to define 'heka', which is usually translated as 'magic', which is dealt with at great length as well as the me

To date, no comprehensive treatment of Egyptian magic has focused on the practice of the magician. Both general studies and textual publications have emphasized instead the religious elements in the contents of recited spells, while the accompanying instructions, with their vignettes and lists of materials, instruments, and ritual actions, remained uninvestigated. This study represents the first critical examination of such "magical techniques," revealing their widesprea...

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