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Books on Ancient & Folk Magic

107 books — primary sources in translation, practitioners’ classics and current scholarship.

Cover of 1 Enoch: A New Translation 1 EnochGeorge W. E. Nickelsburg & James C. VanderKam 2004 Cover of African Cosmology of the Bantu-Kongo: Tying the Spiritual Knot, Principles of Life and Living African Cosmology of the Bantu-KongoKimbwandende Kia Bunseki Fu-Kiau 2001 Cover of Amulets of Ancient Egypt Amulets of Ancient EgyptCarol Andrews 1994 Cover of Amulets: Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London AmuletsW. M. Flinders Petrie 1914 AnaforuanaLydia Cabrera AnaforuanaLydia Cabrera 1975 Cover of Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power Ancient Christian MagicMarvin Meyer & Richard Smith 1994 Cover of Ancient Egyptian Magic Ancient Egyptian MagicBob Brier 1980 Cover of Ancient Egyptian Medicine Ancient Egyptian MedicineJohn F. Nunn 1996 Cover of The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid TextsJames P. Allen 2005 Cover of Ancient Greek Love Magic Ancient Greek Love MagicChristopher A. Faraone 1999 Cover of The Ancient Library of Qumran The Ancient Library of QumranFrank Moore Cross 1958 Cover of Anglo-Saxon Magic Anglo-Saxon MagicGodfrid Storms 1948 Cover of Anglo-Saxon Remedies, Charms, and Prayers from British Library MS Harley 585: The Lacnunga Anglo-Saxon Remedies, Charms, and Prayers from British Library MS Harley 585Edward Pettit Edward Pettit (ed. and trans.)2001 Cover of Apollonius of Tyana in Legend and History Apollonius of Tyana in Legend and HistoryMaria Dzielska 1986 Cover of Aramaic Bowl Spells: Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Bowls, Volume One Aramaic Bowl SpellsShaul Shaked, James Nathan Ford & Siam Bhayro 2013 Cover of Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur Aramaic Incantation Texts from NippurJames A. Montgomery 1913 Cover of Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds Arcana MundiGeorg Luck 1985 Art and Healing of the Bakongo Commented by ThemselvesWyatt MacGaffey Art and Healing of the Bakongo Commented by ThemselvesWyatt MacGaffey Wyatt MacGaffey (trans.)1991 The Art of ConversionCécile Fromont The Art of ConversionCécile Fromont 2014 Cover of The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt The Art of Medicine in Ancient EgyptJames P. Allen 2005 Cover of Astonishment and Power: The Eyes of Understanding: Kongo Minkisi Astonishment and PowerWyatt MacGaffey and Michael D. Harris 1993 Astrological Reports to Assyrian KingsHermann Hunger Astrological Reports to Assyrian KingsHermann Hunger 1992 Cover of Biddy Early: The Wise Woman of Clare Biddy EarlyMeda Ryan 1978 The Book of Protection, Being a Collection of CharmsHermann Gollancz (ed. and trans.) The Book of Protection, Being a Collection of CharmsHermann Gollancz (ed. and trans.) 1912 The Book of the Dead or Going Forth by DayThomas George Allen The Book of the Dead or Going Forth by DayThomas George Allen 1974 Cover of The Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum The Book of the DeadE. A. Wallis Budge 1895 Cover of Charms, Charmers and Charming: International Research on Verbal Magic Charms, Charmers and CharmingJonathan Roper Jonathan Roper (ed.)2009 Cover of Conjure in African American Society Conjure in African American SocietyJeffrey E. Anderson 2005 Cover of A Corpus of Magic Bowls: Incantation Texts in Jewish Aramaic from Late Antiquity A Corpus of Magic BowlsDan Levene 2003 Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals, Volume OneTzvi Abusch and Daniel Schwemer Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals, Volume OneTzvi Abusch and Daniel Schwemer 2011 A Corpus of Syriac Incantation BowlsMarco Moriggi A Corpus of Syriac Incantation BowlsMarco Moriggi 2014 Cover of Crossroads and Cosmologies: Diasporas and Ethnogenesis in the New World Crossroads and CosmologiesChristopher C. Fennell 2007 Cover of Cunning Murrell Cunning MurrellArthur Morrison 1900 The Dark World of WitchesEric Maple The Dark World of WitchesEric Maple 1962 Cover of The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography The Dead Sea ScrollsJohn J. Collins 2013 Cover of Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt Death and Salvation in Ancient EgyptJan Assmann David Lorton2005 Cover of Defixionum Tabellae Defixionum TabellaeAuguste Audollent 1904 The Devil and the Land of the Holy CrossLaura de Mello e Souza The Devil and the Land of the Holy CrossLaura de Mello e Souza Diane Grosklaus Whitty (trans.)2003 Die Ächtung feindlicher Fürsten, Völker und Dinge auf altägyptischen Tongefässscherben des Mittleren ReichesKurt Sethe Die Ächtung feindlicher Fürsten, Völker und Dinge auf altägyptischen Tongefässscherben des Mittleren ReichesKurt Sethe 1926 Die magischen GemmenSimone Michel Die magischen GemmenSimone Michel 2004 Cover of Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti Divine HorsemenMaya Deren 1953 Cover of Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic WorldJames H. Sweet 2011 Cover of Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World Drawing Down the MoonRadcliffe G. Edmonds III 2019 Cover of Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient TimesDonald B. Redford 1992 Cover of The Egyptian Book of the Dead The Egyptian Book of the DeadE. A. Wallis Budge E. A. Wallis Budge (trans.)1895 Cover of Egyptian Magic Egyptian MagicE. A. Wallis Budge 1899 Cover of Elves in Anglo-Saxon England: Matters of Belief, Health, Gender and Identity Elves in Anglo-Saxon EnglandAlaric Hall 2007 The Four Moments of the SunRobert Farris Thompson and Joseph Cornet The Four Moments of the SunRobert Farris Thompson and Joseph Cornet 1981 The Getty HexametersChristopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink The Getty HexametersChristopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink 2013 Cover of The Gnostics and Their Remains, Ancient and Mediaeval The Gnostics and Their Remains, Ancient and MediaevalCharles William King 1864 Cover of Greek and Roman Necromancy Greek and Roman NecromancyDaniel Ogden 2001 Cover of Greek Magical Amulets: The Inscribed Gold, Silver, Copper, and Bronze Lamellae Greek Magical AmuletsRoy Kotansky 1994 Cover of The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation The Greek Magical Papyri in TranslationHans Dieter Betz Hans Dieter Betz (ed.)1986 The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic SpellsHans Dieter Betz The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic SpellsHans Dieter Betz 1986 Harba de-Moshe (The Sword of Moses)Yuval Harari Harba de-Moshe (The Sword of Moses)Yuval Harari 1997 HexArthur H. Lewis HexArthur H. Lewis 1969 Cover of Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic Hoodoo Herb and Root MagicCatherine Yronwode 2002 Cover of In Search of Biddy Early In Search of Biddy EarlyEdmund Lenihan 1987 Cover of Irish Witchcraft and Demonology Irish Witchcraft and DemonologySt John D. Seymour 1913 Cover of Jewish Antiquities Jewish AntiquitiesFlavius Josephus 94 Cover of Journey Through the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead Journey Through the AfterlifeJohn H. Taylor 2010 Cover of Kongo: Power and Majesty KongoAlisa LaGamma 2015 Cover of The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684–1706 The Kongolese Saint AnthonyJohn K. Thornton 1998 La sociedad secreta AbakuáLydia Cabrera La sociedad secreta AbakuáLydia Cabrera 1958 LamaštuWalter Farber LamaštuWalter Farber 2014 Cover of Leechcraft: Early English Charms, Plantlore, and Healing LeechcraftStephen Pollington 2000 Cover of Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early EnglandOswald Cockayne Oswald Cockayne (ed. and trans.)1864 Cover of Lemba, 1650–1930: A Drum of Affliction in Africa and the New World Lemba, 1650–1930John M. Janzen 1982 Cover of Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian ScholarsSimo Parpola 1993 Cover of The Life of Apollonius of Tyana The Life of Apollonius of TyanaPhilostratus Christopher P. Jones2005 Los ñáñigosEnrique Sosa Rodríguez Los ñáñigosEnrique Sosa Rodríguez 1982 Cover of Magic in Ancient Egypt Magic in Ancient EgyptGeraldine Pinch 1994 Cover of Magic in the Ancient Greek World Magic in the Ancient Greek WorldDerek Collins 2008 Cover of Magic in the Ancient World Magic in the Ancient WorldFritz Graf 1997 Cover of Magic Spells and Formulae: Aramaic Incantations of Late Antiquity Magic Spells and FormulaeJoseph Naveh & Shaul Shaked 1993 Cover of Magika Hiera: Ancient Greek Magic and Religion Magika HieraChristopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink Christopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink (eds.)1991 Cover of Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn Mama LolaKaren McCarthy Brown 1991 Cover of Mandaic Incantation Texts Mandaic Incantation TextsEdwin M. Yamauchi 1967 The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical PracticeRobert K. Ritner The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical PracticeRobert K. Ritner 1993 Cover of Mesopotamia: Writing, Reasoning, and the Gods MesopotamiaJean Bottéro Zainab Bahrani and Marc Van De Mieroop1992 Mesopotamian AstrologyUlla Koch-Westenholz Mesopotamian AstrologyUlla Koch-Westenholz 1995 Cover of Mesopotamian Protective Spirits: The Ritual Texts Mesopotamian Protective SpiritsF. A. M. Wiggermann 1992 Cover of Mesopotamian Witchcraft: Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature Mesopotamian WitchcraftTzvi Abusch 2002 Metrópole das mandingasDaniela Buono Calainho Metrópole das mandingasDaniela Buono Calainho 2008 The Mithraic Origin and Meanings of the Rotas-Sator SquareWalter O. Moeller The Mithraic Origin and Meanings of the Rotas-Sator SquareWalter O. Moeller 1973 Cover of The Odyssey The OdysseyHomer -700 The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1James H. Charlesworth (ed.) The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1James H. Charlesworth (ed.) 1983 Oracular Amuletic Decrees of the Late New KingdomI. E. S. Edwards Oracular Amuletic Decrees of the Late New KingdomI. E. S. Edwards 1960 Papyri Graecae MagicaeKarl Preisendanz Papyri Graecae MagicaeKarl Preisendanz Albert Henrichs1928 PazuzuNils P. Heeßel PazuzuNils P. Heeßel 2002 Cover of Pharsalia (Bellum civile) Pharsalia (Bellum civile)Lucan 65 Cover of Philostratus: Biography and Belles Lettres in the Third Century A.D. PhilostratusGraham Anderson 1986 Cover of Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context Popular Religion in Late Saxon EnglandKaren Louise Jolly 1996 Cover of Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch: A Traditional Medical Practice in the Modern World Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania DutchDavid W. Kriebel 2007 Powwowing in PennsylvaniaPatrick J. Donmoyer Powwowing in PennsylvaniaPatrick J. Donmoyer 2017 Cover of Priests, Tongues, and Rites: The London-Leiden Magical Manuscripts and Translation in Egyptian Ritual Priests, Tongues, and RitesJacco Dieleman 2005 Princes et pays d'Asie et de NubieGeorges Posener Princes et pays d'Asie et de NubieGeorges Posener 1940 Cover of Recreating Africa: Culture, Kinship, and Religion in the African-Portuguese World, 1441–1770 Recreating AfricaJames H. Sweet 2003 Cover of Religion and Society in Central Africa: The BaKongo of Lower Zaire Religion and Society in Central AfricaWyatt MacGaffey 1986 ŠurpuErica Reiner ŠurpuErica Reiner 1958 Cover of Tobit: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary TobitCarey A. Moore 1996 Cover of The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial TimesChristopher A. Faraone 2018 Cover of Uncommon Ground: Archaeology and Early African America, 1650–1800 Uncommon GroundLeland Ferguson 1992 Untersuchungen zur Überlieferungsgeschichte der HorusstelenHeike Sternberg-el Hotabi Untersuchungen zur Überlieferungsgeschichte der HorusstelenHeike Sternberg-el Hotabi 1999 Cover of Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland Visions and Beliefs in the West of IrelandLady Gregory 1920 Voice of the LeopardIvor L. Miller Voice of the LeopardIvor L. Miller 2009 The Witchcraft Series MaqlûTzvi Abusch The Witchcraft Series MaqlûTzvi Abusch 2015