Amulets and Superstitions 1930
Author | : E. A. Wallis Budge |
Publisher | : Kessinger Publishing |
Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 2003-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 076615789X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780766157897 |
Rating | : 4/5 (897 Downloads) |
Download or read book Amulets and Superstitions 1930 written by E. A. Wallis Budge and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work consists of the original texts with translations and descriptions of a long series of Egyptian, Sumerian, Assyrian, Hebrew, Christian, Gnostic and Muslim amulets and talismans and magical figures, with chapters on the evil eye, the Swastika, the Cross (Pagan and Christian), the properties of stones, rings, divination, numbers, the Kabbalah, ancient astrology, etc., with twenty-two plates and three hundred illustrations in the text.