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The Egyptians mummified their dead and swathed them in linen bandages, and then by the performance of magical ceremonies and by the recital of words of power sought to give back to their members the strength to eat, and drink, and talk, and think, and move at will. Indeed, all the evidence now forthcoming...

Comprehensive discourse on origin, powers of amulets in many ancient cultures. Covers cross, swastika, crucifix, seals, rings, stones, etc.

Great Egyptologist's fascinating account of the discovery of the linguistic keystone that enabled scholars to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Work of Young, Champollion, other scholars; implications for biblical scholarship, history of ancient Near East, much more. Clear, concise, accessible to layman. 23 photographs. Bibliography.

Volume 2 of the most comprehensive, scholarly work on Osiris. Includes translations of numerous texts, reproductions of classical Egyptian art—iconography, the Heaven of Osiris, liturgy, shrines and mysteries, funeral and burial practices, human sacrifice, judge of the dead, links between Osiris worship and African religions, much more..

Spanning the early dynastic period to modern times, treasury of Egyptian folklore encompasses 36 beguiling stories. First part contains tales originally written in hieratic characters; second part documents Christian influence; third part recounts stories of Muslims who succeeded Copts. 40 black-and-white illustrations.

Contents The Deserted House The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) (1829) The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) (1829) The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. (of 2) (1908) The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II. (of 2) (1908)

THE BOOK THAT PREDICTED E-READERS Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822) is known to the world primarily as the author of The Nutcracker, a Christmas tale immortalized as a famous classical ballet. It is less known that E. T. A. Hoffmann is also a pioneer of magic realism, whose works influenced...

Contents Weird Tales, Vol. I.(of II) - THE CREMONA VIOLIN, THE FERMATA, SIGNOR FORMICA, THE SAND-MAN, THE ENTAIL, ARTHUR'S HALL, Weird Tales, Vol. II. (of II) - THE DOGE AND DOGESS, MASTER MARTIN THE COOPER, MADEMOISELLE DE SCUDÉRI, GAMBLER'S LUCK, MASTER JOHANNES WACHT, BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES,

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Christmas Classics Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a Christmas Classic written in 1816, by E. T. A. Hoffmann on which the famous...

Contents: A.M. CHISHOLM A Thousand a Plate A.M. WILLIAMSON The Eccentricity of Fleetwood ACHMED ABDULLAH The Home-Coming ARTHUR TRAIN The Escape of Wilkins ARTHUR TRAIN The Governor-General's Trunk BUCK CONNOR Get Your Man CHARLES BEADLE John O'Damn CHARLES E. VAN LOAN Water Stuff E.NESBIT The Dwellers...

Les fables ne sont pas ce qu'elles semblent être ; Le plus simple animal nous y tient lieu de maître. Une morale nue apporte de l'ennui ; Le conte fait passer le précepte avec lui." FABLES DE LA FONTAINE FABLES DE FLORIAN FABLES DE FÉNELON

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this...