An outdated but engrossing study by the eminent Victorian Egyptologist. (He appears as an always just-off-screen charater in Elizabeth Peters' well-reasearched Egyptological mysteries.)

-Kushana

In this classic work, first published in 1899, one of the most prolific Egyptologists of the Victorian era offers his renowned insight into the magical power names, spells, and talismans held for the ancient Egyptians. How did beliefs that predated the worship of deities come to become associated with controlling gods and goddesses? How did magical amulets ward off evil spirits? What role did scarabs serve in bestowing immortality? The writings of... ( )