Amulets of Ancient Egypt by Carol Andrews

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I had Carol Andrews’ book recommended to me by an Egyptologist as a good source for a paper I was writing on the subject of ancient Egyptian amulets for one of my Cultural Anthropology courses.

This is a really great source book, not just for it’s first-rate information but for the easy-to-follow and read organization of that information. Amulets is also thoughtfully illustrated, with captions for every photo and plate. There are over 70 black-and-white photographs and twenty color plates of groupings of amulets. There are also a couple of line drawings.

Here’s the list of chapter titles:

1. A short introduction to Egyptian amulets
2. Amulets of gods, goddesses and sacred animals
3. Amulets of protection and aversion
4. Scarabs for the living and funerary scarabs
5. Amulets of assimilation
6. Amulets of powers
7. Amulets of offerings, possessions and property
8. Materials and their symbolism

The following is a sampling of the subheadings from various chapters: “Male Human-form Deities”, “Female Animal-headed and Animal Deities”, “Inanimate Forms”, “Osirian Protection”, “Heart Scarabs”, “Antelope/Oryx/Gazelle/Ibex”, “Fly”, “Monkey (Vervet)/Maneless Baboon”, “Ba“, “Parts of the Human Body”, “Royal and Divine Powers”, “Ritual Implements”, “Cosmic Powers”, “Funerary Offerings”, “Possessions”, “Lapis lazuli”, “Limestone”, “Olivine”, “Electrum”.

This isn’t some occult instruction book, but a valuable resource for understanding the religeon and culture of a vanished civilization. Whether you’re researching ancient Egyptian culture and amulets for a book, a paper, art or curiosity’s sake you need this book as a reference. This will be among your most useful, and easy to read, reference books.

Rating & Levels For This Book

I Give This Book four Vikings out of five	Violence Level zero Burning Huts out of five	Romance Level zero Hearts out of five
# of actual vikings in book: 0 What do these levels mean? ”	Humor Level zero Smiles out of five	Lust Level zero Kisses out of five

Author and Publishing Information For This Book

Author & Book Details Title: Amulets of Ancient Egypt Author(s): Carol Andrews ISBN#: 029270464x Genre(s): Egyptology reference Edition Reviewed: First University of Texas printing paperback Illustrations: Color plates & B&W photos Page Count: 106 (112 with Chronological Table, bibliography, list of object numbers and index) Part of a Series: No

Publishing & Copyright Details Publisher(s): British Museum Press / University of Texas Press Copyright: 1994 In Print: Yes Original Language: English Published in Other Languages: No Find a Local Book Store ”

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