The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice by Robert K Ritner

The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice by Robert K Ritner

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The first critical examination of magical techniques and the practice of the magician in Ancient Egypt , revealing their widespread appearance and pivotal significance for all Egyptian 'religious' practices from the earliest periods through the Coptic era, influencing as well the Greco-Egyptian magical papyri.

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The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice by Robert K Ritner

The first critical examination of magical techniques and the practice of the magician in Ancient Egypt , revealing their widespread appearance and pivotal significance for all Egyptian 'religious' practices from the earliest periods through the Coptic era, influencing as well the Greco-Egyptian magical papyri.
Ritner, Robert K.: - Professor of Egyptology, The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
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ISBN 13 9780918986757
ISBN 10 0918986753
Title The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice
Author Robert K Ritner
Series Studies In Ancient Oriental Civilization
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Year published 2008-12-31
Number of pages 322
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