Publication Date
1961
Subject
Amulets, Superstition
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
543
Physical Dimensions
24 cm
Library
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Record ID
3100001~!15517~!663
Library Location
HS-SS Stacks
Date
1961
Notes
"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.", First published in 1930 under title: Amulets and superstitions.. "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.", First published in 1930 under title: Amulets and superstitions.. xxxix, 543 p. illus., facsims. 24 cm.