Egypt
- New Book: Egyptian Magic
The American University in Cairo Press Egyptian Magic. The Quest for Thoth’s Book of Secrets. Maarten J. Raven Maarten J. Raven is curator of the Egyptian Department of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (the Netherlands). He has organized...
- Spellbound In Brooklyn
Archaeology Magazine (Morgan Moroney) Egyptian magic was much more than hocus-pocus Housed in a small gallery off the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian wing is "Magic in Ancient Egypt: Image, Word, and Reality," an exhibition on view until October 8, 2009....
- Exhibition: More On Tutankhamun's Cloth Wrappings
Al Ahram Weekly PRECIOUS amulets that once decorated the mummy of the boy king Tutankhamun are on special display at the Egyptian museum, Nevine El-Aref toured the new exhibit. The three-month exhibition hall on the ground floor of Cairo's Egyptian...
- Backlog Updates
Sincere and multiple thanks to Chris Townsend for providing me with a number of additional URLs which either provide stories which I missed when back-dating the blog, or give more information about key stories which have appeared. Here they are, and click...
- The Power Of The Ancient Egyptian Priest
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An item looking at the role of priests and the purpose of amulets. This article should be up for the rest of the week, but will change next Saturday: "In ancient Egypt, amulets might be carried, used in necklaces,...
Egypt
Exhibition: Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt
http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=18373
"The Walters Art Museum presents the exhibit Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt through November 18, 2007. Magic played an important role in religions of the ancient world. Amulets in particular were believed to posess great power to bring protection, health, luck, and even immortality through their images and symbols. This small exhibition will feature 46 amulets, scarabs, figurines, and ritual objects associated with this belief in the power of magic in ancient Egypt."
See the above page for more details.
- New Book: Egyptian Magic
The American University in Cairo Press Egyptian Magic. The Quest for Thoth’s Book of Secrets. Maarten J. Raven Maarten J. Raven is curator of the Egyptian Department of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (the Netherlands). He has organized...
- Spellbound In Brooklyn
Archaeology Magazine (Morgan Moroney) Egyptian magic was much more than hocus-pocus Housed in a small gallery off the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian wing is "Magic in Ancient Egypt: Image, Word, and Reality," an exhibition on view until October 8, 2009....
- Exhibition: More On Tutankhamun's Cloth Wrappings
Al Ahram Weekly PRECIOUS amulets that once decorated the mummy of the boy king Tutankhamun are on special display at the Egyptian museum, Nevine El-Aref toured the new exhibit. The three-month exhibition hall on the ground floor of Cairo's Egyptian...
- Backlog Updates
Sincere and multiple thanks to Chris Townsend for providing me with a number of additional URLs which either provide stories which I missed when back-dating the blog, or give more information about key stories which have appeared. Here they are, and click...
- The Power Of The Ancient Egyptian Priest
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An item looking at the role of priests and the purpose of amulets. This article should be up for the rest of the week, but will change next Saturday: "In ancient Egypt, amulets might be carried, used in necklaces,...