Chaldean Magic its Origin and Development - Softcover

Lenormant, Professor Francois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1162563559 ISBN 13: 9781162563558

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Chaldean Magic its Origin and Development is a book written by Francois Lenormant that explores the history and practice of magic in ancient Chaldea. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the beliefs, rituals, and customs of the Chaldean people, who lived in Mesopotamia between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE. Lenormant draws on a wide range of sources, including cuneiform tablets, ancient texts, and archaeological discoveries, to trace the evolution of Chaldean magic from its earliest roots to its later developments. He covers topics such as divination, astrology, incantations, and talismans, as well as the role of the priestly class in Chaldean society. The book also includes detailed descriptions of Chaldean deities and their associated myths, as well as discussions of the influence of Chaldean magic on other ancient cultures, such as the Greeks and Romans. Overall, Chaldean Magic its Origin and Development is a fascinating and informative study of one of the world's oldest and most mysterious magical traditions.Partial Contents: Magic and Sorcery of the Chaldeans; Chaldean Demonology; Chaldean Amulets and their Uses; Chaldean Sorcery; Comparison of Egyptian with Chaldean Magic; Magic of the Ritual of the Dead; Contrasts between Accadian and Egyptian Magic; Chaldaio-Babylonian religion; Development of Chaldean Mythology; Religious System of Accadian Magic Books; Origin of the Myth of the Zi; Mythology of the Underworld; Religions and the Magic of the Turanian Nations; Early Median Mythology; Finno-Tartarian Magical Mythology; Finnish Demonology; Accadian People and their Language; Altaic affinities of the Accadian Language; Accadian and Altaic affinities; Phonology of the Accadian Language; Origin of the Kushito-Semitic religion; Two Ethnic elements in the Babylonian nation; Chaldaio-Babylonian Cosmogonies; Sumirian Influence in Chaldean and Babylonian Civilization; Influence of the Kushite Mythology in Chaldean Faith; Turanians in Chaldea and Ancient Asia.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Originally published in 1877 as Magie Chez les Chadeens, Francois Lenormant's Chaldean Magic is a scholarly exposition of the magical practices, religious systems, and mythology of the Chaldeans of ancient Assyria. Apparently translated anonymously by an in-house translator working for the original British publisher, Lenormant extensively revised and added to the text for the English edition. Edited, and with a preface by William Rickets Cooper, a founder of Bagster and Secretary to the Society of Biblical Archaeology, this work primarily explores the 12th-century translation of a large tablet from the library of the royal palace at Nineveh. This tablet, partially destroyed, contains a succession of 28 formulas of deprecatory incantations against evil spirits, the effects of sorcery, disease, and the principle misfortunes that may attack people in the course of daily life.

Some of the topics covered include:
-- Chaldean Demonology and Sorcery;
-- A comparison of Egyptian and Chaldean magic;
-- T Chaldaio-Babylonian religion and its doctrines;
-- Finno- Tartarian magical mythology;
-- The Accadian people and their language;
-- The origin and influence of the Kushito-Semitic religion.

Tracing some of the most ancient sources of magic, this book is invaluable for collectors of comparative mythology and those interested in ancient magical traditions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1162563559
• ISBN 13: 9781162563558
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 428