Magic and Mystery in Ancient Egypt

by Christian Jacq

Folklore, temple and tomb paintings, and hieroglyphic texts are drawn upon to explore the potent and pervading legacy of magic and ritual in ancient Egypt, a legacy that has survived to the present... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0285634623
• ISBN13: 9780285634626
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Souvenir Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

a good book and artistic history

It is so beautiful and artistic the history of ancient egyptian magic and history,... I enjoy reading it, I found it very informative on the history of ancient egyptian mistery and magic. It is a general information but abundant and the way it is explain is very easy to understand... Although it is not a book about a specific magick or occult related so for those whose searching for the layed description about egyptian magick ingridients and so on this is not it,... but it gives a beautiful history and illustration of ancient egyptian. For those who is searching for information of such, get this book you'll enjoy it,... After reading this book I understand more the way why the god and goddeses are so vital in ancient egyptian,... I also like the way Christian put it all,..I especially enjoyed the epilogue,.....

A very accessible and informative treatise.

Dr. Christian Jacq is a noted Egyptologist who draws upon his researches emanating from a meeting with a family of snake charmers to explore the world of ancient Egyptians, a people permeated with magic controlling every aspect of their life -- an influence which has survived down to the present day. In Magic And Mystery In Ancient Egypt, Jacq draws on both folklore and hieroglyphic texts to reveal the potency and all-pervading influence of this ancient lore. Entertainingly written, Jacq takes the reader on a journey into the ultimate mysteries as he describes a world in which ever living thing, every rock and stream, and every action of mankind was governed by ritual. This truly "reader friendly" work shares with modern readers a very ancient legacy for metaphysical studies and students of Egyptology an very accessible and informative treatise.