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Liber II · Ancient Magic

Liber II

Ancient & Folk Magic

Egyptian heka, the Greek magical papyri, cunning folk and conjure.

Long before the grimoires, magic was part of the daily religious life of the ancient world. This section explores Egyptian heka, Mesopotamian incantation, the Greek Magical Papyri, curse tablets and amulets, and the folk magic of later centuries, including European cunning folk, hoodoo and conjure, and the African diasporic religions of Vodou, Santería and Candomblé, treated with respect as living traditions.

Chapters

  1. Introduction1 article
  2. I.African Diasporic Religions3 articles
  3. II.Amulets & Talismans3 articles
  4. III.Egyptian Magic4 articles
  5. IV.Folk Magic3 articles
  6. V.Greco-Roman Magic4 articles
  7. VI.Mesopotamian Magic4 articles

The primary texts

All 2

On the shelf

All 21 books
1 EnochGeorge W. E. Nickelsburg 1 EnochGeorge W. E. Nickelsburg & James C. VanderKam Cover of Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power Ancient Christian MagicMarvin Meyer & Richard Smith Ancient Greek Love MagicChristopher A. Faraone Ancient Greek Love MagicChristopher A. Faraone Cover of Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds Arcana MundiGeorg Luck 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.) Cover of Conjure in African American Society Conjure in African American SocietyJeffrey E. Anderson Cover of Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti Divine HorsemenMaya Deren Cover of The Egyptian Book of the Dead The Egyptian Book of the DeadE. A. Wallis Budge Cover of Egyptian Magic Egyptian MagicE. A. Wallis Budge Greek and Roman NecromancyDaniel Ogden Greek and Roman NecromancyDaniel Ogden Cover of The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation The Greek Magical Papyri in TranslationHans Dieter Betz Harba de-Moshe (The Sword of Moses)Yuval Harari Harba de-Moshe (The Sword of Moses)Yuval Harari Cover of Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic Hoodoo Herb and Root MagicCatherine Yronwode Jewish AntiquitiesFlavius Josephus Jewish AntiquitiesFlavius Josephus Magic in the Ancient WorldFritz Graf Magic in the Ancient WorldFritz Graf Cover of Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn Mama LolaKaren McCarthy Brown The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical PracticeRobert K. Ritner The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical PracticeRobert K. Ritner The OdysseyHomer The OdysseyHomer The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1James H. Charlesworth (ed.) The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1James H. Charlesworth (ed.) Pharsalia (Bellum civile)Lucan Pharsalia (Bellum civile)Lucan TobitCarey A. Moore TobitCarey A. Moore

Chronology

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