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Magic and Ritual Practice
Egyptian magic, ritual technique, spells, amulets, divination, and Greco-Egyptian magical papyri.
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Egyptian Magic — E. A. Wallis BudgeA study of ancient Egyptian magical practices, including the use of amulets, magical names, spells, enchantments, and wax figures, with translations of magical texts and descriptions of the role of magic in Egyptian religion and daily life.The Demotic Magical Papyrus of London and Leiden — F. Ll. Griffith and Herbert ThompsonA translation of the great Greco-Egyptian magical papyrus divided between the British Museum and the Leiden Museum, containing spells, divinations, love charms, medical prescriptions, and ritual instructions from the third century CE.