Chaldean Magic: Its Origin and Development

by François Lenormant

Hardcover, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

133.4308992

Collection

Publication

Weiser Books (1999), 432 pages

Description

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 larg 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.

Language

Original language

French

Original publication date

1874 (French original)
1877 (English)

ISBN

9781609253806

Local notes

DKR

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