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Egyptian Magic, Paperback by Budge, E. A. Wallis, Like New Used, Free shippin...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781461196457
- Book Title
- Egyptian Magic
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.3 in
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion
- Topic
- Ancient, Magick Studies
- Item Weight
- 12.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 8 in
- Number of Pages
- 136 Pages
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Publisher
CreateSpace
ISBN-10
1461196450
ISBN-13
9781461196457
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128452497
Product Key Features
Book Title
Egyptian Magic
Number of Pages
136 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ancient, Magick Studies
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
133.4/0932
Synopsis
Preface: Egyptian magic dates from the time when the predynastic and prehistoric dwellers in Egypt believed that the earth, and the underworld, and the air, and the sky were peopled with countless beings, visible and invisible, which were held to be friendly or unfriendly to man according as the operations of nature, which they were supposed to direct, were favourable or unfavourable to him. In -nature and attributes these beings were thought by primitive man to closely resemble himself and to possess all human passions, and emotions, and weaknesses, and defects; and the chief object of magic was to give man the pre-eminence over such beings. The favour of the beings who were placable and friendly to man might be obtained by means of gifts and offerings, but the cessation of hostilities on the part of those that were implacable and unfriendly could only be obtained by wheedling, and cajolery, and flattery, or by making use of an amulet, or secret name, or magical formula, or figure, or picture which had the effect of bringing to the aid of the mortal who possessed it the power of a being that was mightier than the foe who threatened to do evil to him. The magic of most early nations aimed at causing the transference of power from a supernatural being to man, whereby he was to be enabled to obtain superhuman results and to become for a time as mighty as the original possessor of the power; but the object of Egyptian magic was to endow man with the means of compelling both friendly and hostile powers, nay, at a later time, even God Himself, to do what he wished, whether the were willing or not. The belief in magic, the word being used in its best sense, is older in Egypt than the belief in God, and it is certain that a very large number of the Egyptian religious ceremonies, which were performed in later times as an integral part of a highly spiritual worship, had their origin in superstitious customs which date from a period when God, under any name or in any form, was unconceived in the minds of the Egyptians. Indeed it is probable that even the use of the sign which represents an axe, and which stands the hieroglyphic character both for God and "god," indicates that this weapon and. tool was employed in the performance of some ceremony connected with religious magic in prehistoric, or at any rate in predynastic times, when it in some mysterious way symbolized the presence of a supreme Power. But be this as it may, it is quite certain that magic and religion developed and flourished side by side in Egypt throughout all periods of her history, and that any investigation which we may make of the one necessarily includes an examination of the other.
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