Amulets and Superstitions: 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 Origin of the Amulet, the Pentagon, the Sw?stika, the Cross (pagan and Christian), the Properties of Stones, Rings, Divination, Numbers, the Kabbâlâh, Ancient Astrology, EtcFrom the evil eye to the crucifix, this treatment presents a thorough and fascinating exploration of amulets and talismans of many cultures and traditions. The British Museum's noted Egyptologist examines the origins of seals, stones, rings, and other items related to Arab, Persian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Gnostic, Hebrew, and other sources. |
Contents
I | 1 |
II | 33 |
III | 82 |
IV | 127 |
V | 133 |
VI | 177 |
VII | 200 |
VIII | 212 |
XX | 354 |
XXI | 366 |
XXII | 380 |
XXIII | 390 |
XXIV | 406 |
XXV | 423 |
XXVI | 427 |
XXVII | 443 |
IX | 239 |
X | 250 |
XI | 258 |
XII | 272 |
XIII | 283 |
XIV | 291 |
XV | 306 |
XVI | 326 |
XVII | 331 |
XVIII | 336 |
XIX | 350 |
XXVIII | 445 |
XXIX | 450 |
XXX | 458 |
XXXI | 460 |
XXXII | 464 |
XXXIII | 467 |
XXXIV | 472 |
XXXV | 481 |
XXXVI | 487 |
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agate Allâh alphabet amulets ancient angels animals Apep apkallu APSû Arabs Assyrian astrological attached Babylonian believed bezel body Book breast British Museum called carnelian century CHAPTER Christ Christian colour contains cross cylinder-seal dead deceased demon devils divination earth Egypt Egyptian Evil Eye evil spirits figures Gaster Gnostic goddess gods gold Greek hand head heaven Hebrew holy Horus illustrations incantations inscribed inscriptions Isis Kabbalah Kabbalists kinds king known Kur'ân Lamashtu letters liver Lord magical powers magical square magician Mâna Mandaeans Marduk means medicine moon Muḥammad mummy neck Osiris pagan papyrus phylactery planets plaque Plate possessed prayer priest protect regarded represented reproduced ring Samaritan Satan scarabs scorpions seal Sephîrôth serpent seven Shabti sickness Signs silver spells stars stone Sumerians Sun-god Sûrah symbol tablets talismans texts thee tomb translation Virgin wearer women words worn writing written YHWH Zodiac