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Amulets and talismans / by E. A. Wallis Budge.

Author/creator Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934
Other author/creatorBudge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew Hyde Park, N.Y. : University Books, 1961.
Descriptionxxxix, 543 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
General note"The original texts with translations and descriptions of a long series of Egyptian, Sumerian, Assyrian, Hebrew, Christian, Gnostic and Muslim amulets and talismans and magical figures, with chapters on the evil eye, the origin of the amulet, the pentagon, the swastika, the cross (pagan and Christian), the properties of stones, rings, divination, numbers, the Kabbalah, ancient astrology, etc."
General noteFirst published in 1930 under title: Amulets and superstitions.
General noteIncludes index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 61007163

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Laupus Books - Stacks BF 1561 B927A 1961 ✔ Available Place Hold