Chaldean Magic
Its Origin and Development
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Magic Studies
| Author: | Francois Lenormant | ISBN: | 9781609253806 |
| Publisher: | Red Wheel Weiser | Publication: | January 15, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Weiser Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Francois Lenormant |
| ISBN: | 9781609253806 |
| Publisher: | Red Wheel Weiser |
| Publication: | January 15, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Weiser Books |
| Language: | English |
This Weiser classic reprint of the 1877 publication of Lenormant's La Magie Chez les Chaldeens is a scholarly exposition of the magical practices, religious systems and mythology of the Chaldeans of ancient Assyria. It explores the translation of a large table from the library of the royal palace at Nineveh, containing 28 formulas of deprectory incantations against evil spirits, the effects of sorcery, disease, and the principal misfortunes that attack people in the course of daily life.
This Weiser classic reprint of the 1877 publication of Lenormant's La Magie Chez les Chaldeens is a scholarly exposition of the magical practices, religious systems and mythology of the Chaldeans of ancient Assyria. It explores the translation of a large table from the library of the royal palace at Nineveh, containing 28 formulas of deprectory incantations against evil spirits, the effects of sorcery, disease, and the principal misfortunes that attack people in the course of daily life.
